Comments The Picanto performed badly, only doing just enough to merit its three star rating. This is extremely disappointing for a new model in a market segment where other manufacturers have made major improvements in recent years. However, the car protected its child occupants well, although the protection it gave to pedestrians was poor. KIA decided to fund the testing of a car with side impact airbags, which are an option in some parts of Europe. The results for this are shown below but not included in the cars overall scores. The results improved on the standard cars but a door opened in the test. Front impact The restraint system included single stage tethered airbags and front belt pre-tensioners and load limiters. Despite this and a stable body shell, forces recorded by the dummies were high. Aggressive structures behind the fascia compromised the protection for the driver and the passenger. The steering wheel and brake pedal were also pushed back. As a consequence, the passenger cell became a particularly unfriendly environment to be in. Side impact The Picantos performance was unimpressive. Instrumentation in the driver dummys chest and abdomen recorded high loads. The car was also penalised because forces transferred in an unrealistic manner up the test dummys spine so reducing the level of forces recorded by the instrumentation in its chest. Child-protection A permanent label warning of the danger of placing a rear-facing restraint on the front passenger seat ...
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