The Toyota Yaris Cross and Hyundai Tucson have been given a five star result after acing their crash tests. The safety standards group says that the two manufacturers are leading the way to safer and greener choices for the global market.
The Toyota Yaris Cross achieved an Adult Occupant result of 86 per cent. The tester notes that “The passenger compartment of the Yaris Cross remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy numbers showed good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger. Structures in the dashboard were considered a risk to the knees and femurs of occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions. Protection of the driver’s chest was rated as marginal, based on readings of compression during the test.”
Similarly impressive from the Toyota Yaris Cross was the Child Occupant result of 84 per cent which the tester describes “in the both the frontal offset test and the side barrier impact, protection of both child dummies was good or adequate for all body regions. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded.”
A vulnerable road user score of 78 per cent and safety assist of 81 per cent has been accredited to a thoughtful body structure and plethora of safety features that are included as standard in the Toyota Yaris Cross. NCAP states that “The autonomous emergency braking system showed good performance in tests of its reaction to other vehicles. Speed assistance is provided by a system which informs the driver of the local limit, allowing the limiter to be set appropriately. A lane support system gently corrects the course of a car which is drifting out of lane and also intervenes in more critical situations.”
For the Hyundai Tucson, an Adult Occupant score of 86 per cent is achieved. “The passenger compartment of the Tucson remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy numbers showed good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger. Hyundai showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to the legs of occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions. Protection of the driver’s chest was marginal.” NCAP says.
A Child Occupant score of 87 per cent is applauded by the tester as well. “In the both the frontal offset test and the side barrier impact, protection of all critical body areas was good or adequate for both child dummies. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded.”
A Vulnerable Road Users and Safety Assist score of 66 per cent and 70 per cent respectively is due do a standard level of protection provided by the Hyundai Tucson. NCAP explains, “Good or adequate protection was provided to the head of a struck pedestrian over most of the bonnet surface, with some areas of poor protection on the stiff windscreen pillars. The bumper provided good protection to pedestrians’ legs at all test locations. However, protection of the pelvis was predominantly poor. The autonomous emergency braking system of the Tucson detects vulnerable road users, as well as other vehicles. The system’s response to pedestrians was adequate and to cyclists was good.
“The autonomous emergency braking system showed only marginal performance in tests of its reaction to other vehicles. A more advanced AEB system is available as an option which protects against other types of accidents, but that system is not included in this assessment. Speed assistance is provided by a system which informs the driver of the local limit, and which can automatically set the speed limiter to the appropriate speed. A lane support system gently corrects the course of a car which is drifting out of lane and also intervenes in more critical situations.”
