"We perform the frontal crash test exactly in the same way as the Euro NCAP, " he said.

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The Euro NCAP tests are more complete.

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"The difference is you're talking about somebody dead in the vehicle or dying very quickly, or somebody being able to get out of the vehicle themselves, " said David Ward, director general of the London-based FIA Foundation for auto safety, which supports the Euro and Latin NCAP programs.

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