BYD cars

Grumpy_chap

unforeseen said:

boxosox said:

I personally would never buy a product made in China by a Chinese company.

Well that's taken out the majority of today's technology. 

And clothing...
And...

Ditzy_Mitzy

MouldyOldDough said:

All have (as standard) :

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) & Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)

Front Cross Traffic Alert (FCTA) & Front Cross Traffic Brake (FCTB)
Rear Traffic Alert (RCTA) & Rear Cross Traffic Brake (RCTB)
Blind Spot Detection (BSD)
Emergency Lane Keeping Assist (ELKA)
Predictive Collision Warning (PCW)
Door Opening Warning (DOW)
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
Intelligent Speed Limit Control (ISLC)
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
Lane Departure Prevention (LDP)

Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR)

My brain has all those functions too...  

[Deleted User]

boxosox said:

I could never buy a car called "Build Your Dreams".

Plus, I think everyone should think hard before buying Chinese goods.  I've been doing so for the last 4-5 years.  It's hard (so much is manufacturered there) but I personally would never buy a product made in China by a Chinese company.

This is basically what it comes down to. BYD have a lot of experience with EVs and they are very nice cars. So either you are a racist or you aren't. You judge their products on their merits, or you just won't buy it because it's made by a Chinese company.

By the way, a lot of other cars from other manufacturers have Chinese parts in them. Their EV technology is unbeatable - Teslas made in China with Chinese batteries from CATL perform better than the American made ones. It's going to be hard for dedicated racists to buy a vehicle soon, especially if they don't want to compromise.

forgotmyname

What are the chances that the vehicles presented to NCAP for testing will not be off the production line?  First batch made from
thicker steel and fully reinforced and after the tests they thin things down a little?

Car_54

[Deleted User] said:

boxosox said:

I could never buy a car called "Build Your Dreams".

Plus, I think everyone should think hard before buying Chinese goods.  I've been doing so for the last 4-5 years.  It's hard (so much is manufacturered there) but I personally would never buy a product made in China by a Chinese company.

This is basically what it comes down to. BYD have a lot of experience with EVs and they are very nice cars. So either you are a racist or you aren't. You judge their products on their merits, or you just won't buy it because it's made by a Chinese company.

By the way, a lot of other cars from other manufacturers have Chinese parts in them. Their EV technology is unbeatable - Teslas made in China with Chinese batteries from CATL perform better than the American made ones. It's going to be hard for dedicated racists to buy a vehicle soon, especially if they don't want to compromise.

You don't need to be a racist to be uneasy about buying Chinese goods: just appalled by their human rights record.

WellKnownSid

forgotmyname said:

What are the chances that the vehicles presented to NCAP for testing will not be off the production line?  First batch made from
thicker steel and fully reinforced and after the tests they thin things down a little?

Zero.  You are talking about creating two different cars.

Not saying it's impossible and hasn't, in some way, been tried.  Let's face it - emissions were fair game at one point.  The usual trick (which NCAP caught on to) was to have all the safety gear as optional extras which is why they only test base models now.

born_again

Wonder how many people realise MG is a Chinese brand.

Goudy

forgotmyname said:

What are the chances that the vehicles presented to NCAP for testing will not be off the production line?  First batch made from
thicker steel and fully reinforced and after the tests they thin things down a little?

NCAP seemed to have moved towards mitigation these days.
Cars that scored near perfect crash test scores a few years ago get zero marks when retested as they aren't filled with all those safety acronyms like MouldyOldDough kindly listed.

I'm not says they can make cars out of spit and Kleenex these days but some don't really impress in some impact tests yet still score maximum stars because of all this kit.

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

MouldyOldDough said:

All have (as standard) :

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) & Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)

Front Cross Traffic Alert (FCTA) & Front Cross Traffic Brake (FCTB)
Rear Traffic Alert (RCTA) & Rear Cross Traffic Brake (RCTB)
Blind Spot Detection (BSD)
Emergency Lane Keeping Assist (ELKA)
Predictive Collision Warning (PCW)
Door Opening Warning (DOW)
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
Intelligent Speed Limit Control (ISLC)
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
Lane Departure Prevention (LDP)

Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR)

My brain has all those functions too...  

Most drivers brains aren't always dedicated to these tasks unfortunately.
The likes of BSD and PCW always work, even if drivers are checking their text messages.  

Amazingly some people still feel the same way about seatbelts.
I reckon there are more people about that were glad they used them after an accident than those that wished they had! 

Tahlullah.H

I think Volvo are as well.

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forgotmyname said:

What are the chances that the vehicles presented to NCAP for testing will not be off the production line?  First batch made from
thicker steel and fully reinforced and after the tests they thin things down a little?

Zero. Aside from racist nonsense about Chinese companies and people, they would be crazy to do that and risk the repercussions. They don't need to, they have a good product and other Chinese brands like MG have proven to be able to overcome the racism.