The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) today announced it has awarded the Mazda CX-60 a full five-star safety rating.
ANCAP praised Mazda’s all-new premium mid-sized sports utility vehicle (SUV) for its all-round performance when tested against its strict 2020-2022 assessment criteria.
The Mazda CX-60 achieved record scores for Child Occupant Protection (93%) and Vulnerable Road User Protection (88%).
It was also awarded full scores for protection of the driver and child occupants during the Side Impact Test, and to the driver in the severe Oblique Pole Test.
ANCAP also awarded full points for the effectiveness of the centre airbag fitted to the front seating row, which is designed to reduce occupant-to-occupant contact and occupant-to-vehicle contact.
A variety of technologies underpin the safety performance of the CX-60. These include Mazda’s Skyactiv Multi-Solution Scalable Architecture, the company’s latest structural and body concept which combines advanced mechanical design with high-strength materials, including 1,800 MPa-grade metals.
In addition, a suite of advanced onboard safety systems support drivers and occupants. These include Smart Brake Support, which uses a forward-sensing camera to help reduce the likelihood of an accident by applying the vehicle’s brakes if needed, and See-Through View, which displays an image on the instrument panel screen that lets the driver effectively see through the front and rear corners of the CX-60 when manoeuvring.
Other advanced technologies include Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keep Assist and Blind Spot Monitoring.
“The CX-60 is Mazda’s most advanced new model to date,” Mazda Australia managing director Vinesh Bhindi says.
“It’s concentration of design, technology and comfort makes it the ideal premium mid-sized SUV and the ANCAP announcement underlines its impressive safety performance.”
The full five-star ANCAP safety rating awarded to the Mazda CX-60 applies to all variants in the model range, including all petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) variants in both Australia and New Zealand.
