The Fiat Tipo hatchback has been crash-tested by Euro NCAP in standard form, scoring just three stars for safety. But the organisation also evaluated a second version, fitted with an optional safety pack.
Euro NCAP’s dual rating system, of course, allows a second rating for the same vehicle fitted with an optional safety pack available in European markets.
With the extra safety equipment (including a forward collision warning system with an auto-brake function) fitted, the Tipo scored four stars.
“The Tipo is marketed as a functional car which maximises value for money. However, to maximise safety, and to bring the car up to the protection levels offered by its biggest rivals in this segment, consumers should not pass over the safety pack,” said Euro NCAP secretary general Michiel van Ratingen.
The Tipo is scheduled to launch in South Africa in the first quarter of 2017, in both sedan and hatchback guise. We’ll have to wait to see whether the optional safety pack is offered in our market.
Watch the second crash-test video below…
