The last group of the year
The last group of participants in this year’s Euro NCAP crash tests has received its test results. Eleven of a total of fourteen (new) cars score the maximum number of five stars, three models score four. The most relevant point packer is the MG 4 Electric, which will probably play an important role on the Dutch market from now on with its competitive starting price and excellent specifications.
The latest Euro NCAP results of the year are in and they contain the performance of fourteen different models for the European market. Most of them are new, a few are a model that has been on the market for some time, but that has been tested again (for example because the safety equipment was recently supplemented). Two of the latter category are the Ford Puma and the Volkswagen Touran, which is no longer available to private individuals in our country. Both score four stars.
The other four-star participant is the new Peugeot 408, which, according to Euro NCAP, is particularly low in the field of active safety systems. The rest of the participants, including the Volkswagen ID Buzz and the Lucid Air, did score five stars. These are the following models:
- MG4 Electric
- LucidAir
- Lexus RX
- Land Rover Discovery Sport
- Mercedes Benz GLC
- Chery Omoda5
- Maxus Mifa 9
- Volkswagen ID Buzz
- Ford Ranger
- Volkswagen Amarok
- Skoda Octavia
We have written much more often about the first two in the list in particular. It should come as no surprise that the Lucid Air gets five stars. The fully electric super sedan has had some time to get used to the physical world in America and will be fitted with all modern technologies in the field of active safety systems as a premium product. This has now been rewarded with a generous five-star rating from Euro NCAP.
New rules next year
Good news for those interested in an MG 4 Electric is that that electric car also gets the maximum number of stars. The Chinese hatchback scores overall less good than the Lucid Air, but does not really drop stitches in any area and scores around 80 percent on all four overarching criteria (adult occupants, children on board, pedestrian safety and active safety and driver assistance systems). It is also striking that the other two Chinese newcomers, the Maxus Mifa 9 and the Chery Omoda5, also score the maximum number of stars.
The fact that new models do this is more the rule than the exception. The vast majority of cars tested in 2022 scored five stars. Euro NCAP is further tightening its criteria for 2023, so it remains to be seen whether so many new models will score five stars. Currently, it is no longer really distinctive if a car scores the maximum, although it still indicates that the safety features of a model are in order. Even now, not every newcomer is immediately good for five stars.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl