5-Star rating too easy to get?

[CatonaPC©]

Volvo thinks so.

[Coaster]

Every car and his dog is getting 5 stars these days, so it's no surprise that the car maker that relies on its safety image so heavily starts to have a cry when it has this edge blunted.

Having said that, I'm all for the star ratings to be significantly enhanced. For example, a current 3 star car should be knocked down to 1. This gives a couple more stars up the top for the car makers to aim for. This will obviously go hand-in-hand with tougher crash tests.

[Guest212]

Every car and his dog is getting 5 stars these days, so it's no surprise that the car maker that relies on its safety image so heavily starts to have a cry when it has this edge blunted.

Having said that, I'm all for the star ratings to be significantly enhanced. For example, a current 3 star car should be knocked down to 1. This gives a couple more stars up the top for the car makers to aim for. This will obviously go hand-in-hand with tougher crash tests.

I thought this was about to happen for EuroNCAP.

Dunno about Aussie side of things.

[Dubdabest]

Expect nothing less from the new Golf MKVI... even better scores than Audi A4 and Volvo XC60 in some areas

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/F58146C74EAF3949CA25756F0082AD15