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We all tend to go ga-ga over the engine performance and the acceleration (0-60 details), but what matters most in case of a sudden obstacle or eminent danger is how effective are the brakes, and how long do they take to come to a standstill.
Somehow most manufacturers don't reveal this information in their marketing gimmicks, and as individual buyers we also don't inquire much on this.
ABS, EBD, Airbags are safety features and are essential but the primary safety feature in my opinion is BRAKING power. So would request everyone in the community to pitch in with details of the brake effect (distance from 80 to 0 and time taken to achieve it). It will help in deciding which is the car on indian roads with supreme braking power, and which one has the least.
The thinking here is never follow a car at high speed with a more powerful brake than yours and never allow a car to follow you at a high speed which has a lower braking power than you.
I always got a feedback that safari has a bad braking and hence I avoid having a Safari behind me on a highway at high speeds. So I had got a number for its braking and my cars
80-0 kmph braking
Tata Safari Old (4x2) - 31.8 meters
Santro (my car) - 31.7 metres (3.2 sec)
Somehow most manufacturers don't reveal this information in their marketing gimmicks, and as individual buyers we also don't inquire much on this.
ABS, EBD, Airbags are safety features and are essential but the primary safety feature in my opinion is BRAKING power. So would request everyone in the community to pitch in with details of the brake effect (distance from 80 to 0 and time taken to achieve it). It will help in deciding which is the car on indian roads with supreme braking power, and which one has the least.
The thinking here is never follow a car at high speed with a more powerful brake than yours and never allow a car to follow you at a high speed which has a lower braking power than you.
I always got a feedback that safari has a bad braking and hence I avoid having a Safari behind me on a highway at high speeds. So I had got a number for its braking and my cars
80-0 kmph braking
Tata Safari Old (4x2) - 31.8 meters
Santro (my car) - 31.7 metres (3.2 sec)