Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Latest Euro NCAP results: five stars for SEAT Arona and VW T-Roc

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Dan Smith 2017-11-08 12:25

SEAT Arona, VW T-Roc, Skoda Karoq, Vauxhall Crossland X, Volvo XC60, Citroen C3 Aircross and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross gain five-star scores

Seat Arona - Frontal Offset Impact test

Euro NCAP has published an octet of five-star safety ratings for various new models, most of them being crossover SUVs.

The all-new SEAT Arona recieved top marks, with the mini-SUV scoring highly in the adult occupant section with 95 per cent, while pedestrian safety was measured at 77 per cent.

SEAT’s parent company Volkswagen also scored very highly, with the Polo hatchback and T-Roc crossover both getting the full five stars, while sister-brand Skoda also gained five stars of approval with its Karoq crossover.

Elsewhere, the XC60 SUV kept Volvo’s reputation for safety alive with a five-star rating. It scored an almost perfect 98 per cent adult occupant rating while safety assist was scored at 95 per cent, thanks to a raft of autonomous safety equipment as standard. Citroen scored five stars with its new C3 Aircross, while Vauxhall also gained top marks with the Crossland X.

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Mitsubishi were the only manufacturer outside of Europe to add a five-star rating to its range, with the Eclipse Cross earning the full approval of the Euro NCAP testers. It scored an impressive 97 per cent rating in adult occupant safety.

Below is a full list of five-star Euro NCAP ratings for each department in the latest batch of ratings.

Car Adult Occupant Child Occupant Pedestrian Safety Assist
Citroen C3 Aircross 85% 82% 64% 60%
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 97% 78% 80% 71%
SEAT Arona 95% 80% 77% 60%
Skoda Karoq 93% 79% 73% 58%
Vauxhall Crossland X 85% 84% 62% 57%
Volkswagen Polo 96% 85% 76% 59%
Volkswagen T-Roc 96% 87% 79% 71%
Volvo XC60 98% 87% 76% 95%


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