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[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

Quote: Originally Posted by minirog (original)

I've never found out what the actual score of the Metro/Rover 100 was in the NCAP tests, anyone got any idea?

I'd be fascinated to also know how it compared to the classic Mini's score, which of course outlived the Metro/100 . I have an old used car guide somewhere and I recall it's around the same as the Nissan Micra (the version prior to the current one) for the late Rover Minis (those late models had side impact bars in the doors).

I'm presuming the classic Mini's score was better than the Metro which, for a 1959 desigs, says something really - probably most about how rubbish 80s cars like the Metro were,

Anyway, good on the R56 for the 5 stars, whatever the reservations may be - I guess as the anecdotal evidence comes in we'll get a more rounded picture of how safe it is as we did with the R50/53.

The Rover Metro/100 was a 1 star car:

European New Car Assessment Programme: Safety Rating Details

Just as disasterous were:

European New Car Assessment Programme: Safety Rating Details

and

European New Car Assessment Programme: Safety Rating Details

The Metro/100 was tested in 1996 and, being one of their early tests, has a much more limited report that for the R56 MINI.

The Classic Mini was never tested, though it is likely that the results would have been dire.

I would quote like to see them test a few cars from 20 years ago just to see how far things have come on in that time.

Tigger.