Land Rover Range Rover

The passenger compartment of the Range Rover remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger.  However, Land Rover did not provide evidence to demonstrate that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions, and the score for this body region was penalised.  Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the Range Rover would be an aggressive impact partner in a frontal collision, and the score was penalised accordingly. In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection of the chest of the rear passenger was rated as marginal, based on dummy readings of compression.  In both the side barrier impact and the more severe side pole impact, protection of all critical body areas was good and the Range Rover scored maximum points in this part of the assessment.  Control of excursion (the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the vehicle when it is hit from the far side) was found to be adequate. The Range Rover has no counter-measure to mitigate against occupant to occupant injuries in such impacts.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection.   The Range Rover has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash and a ‘Post-Crash Braking’ system which automatically applies the brakes to prevent secondary collisions.