Global NCAP crashed into a completely unknown car in the Netherlands. Of course, the umbrella organization behind the Euro NCAP did not just do that. For years, Global NCAP has been urging automakers to improve the safety features of Indian cars. The Renault Triber, which this time had to pay against the test walls of Global NCAP, could, fortunately, count on a good assessment for Renault and its customers.
With the Safer Cars For India campaign, Global NCAP has been working for years to improve safety features in models specifically intended for the Indian market. The organization has been pushing Indian models against the wall for some time to see how the crash safety of those cars is. This often yielded sad results. The Tata Nexon was the first car from an Indian manufacturer to return home with five stars after the Global NCAP tests and the Mahindra Thar also managed to win the hands of the Global NCAP with four stars on its report. That it is far from Hosanna, became clear when Suzuki’s S-Presso turned out to be a particularly weak cup of tea. The latest car specifically for the Indian market to suffer is the Renault Triber.
Renault Triber
The Renault Triber that shattered Global NCAP is an MPV that, despite its length of 3.99 meters, can accommodate seven passengers on paper. The car shares its platform with the Renault Kwid, a car that failed to score a single star in NCAP’s crash tests before being modernized. Fortunately, Renault has things better now. Adult occupant safety was rated four stars. Child safety with 3 stars. Mind you, Global NCAP has tested the absolute basic version of the Triber. Two front airbags have been a requirement in new models since the end of last year and so the Triber owes part of its acceptable score to this. Global NCAP says it hopes that Renault will continue down this road and eventually also have basic models that can achieve 5 stars.