• 24-AUG-2011

Euro NCAP Releases Crash Test Results for 10 Cars and Brings Additional Advanced Reward

VW Golf Cabriolet – Whiplash crash test
This month's top scorers with five star results are the Audi A6, the BMW X3, the Chevrolet Aveo and Chevrolet Orlando, the Citroën DS5, the Hyundai i40, the Opel Ampera, the VW Golf Cabriolet and Jetta. Only the Kia Picanto, not fitted with Electronic Stability Control as standard across the model range, receives an overall rating of 4 stars, a result poorer than many of its city-car competitors. Euro NCAP continues to test plug-in and electric vehicles and announces that the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera achieves an overall rating of 5 stars. Some of the tested vehicles have obtained high scores for child occupant protection. The Hyundai i40 and both VW Jetta and Golf Cabriolet are scoring 86%. Michiel van Ratingen says: 'Euro NCAP evaluates child safety for each model tested and encourages car manufacturers to provide equally good protection for adults and children. We consider child protection as a very important part of the overall star rating and have plans to step up our requirements even more in the coming years'. Available material included footage of Euro NCAP tests, still images and datasheets.

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