The Cupra Born EV available to customers from this month arrives with a five-star Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) safety rating.
it achieved solid scores in all four key areas of the ANCAP safety assessment with 93% for adult occupant protection, 89% for child occupant protection, 73% for vulnerable road user protection, and 80% for safety assist.
The Cupra Born joins the GWM Ora as the only two battery electric vehicle (BEV) models rated by ANCAP in the Small Car segment to carry a five-star safety rating against the 2020-2022 rating criteria.
The Nissan Leaf and Opel Corsa (NZ) also carry five-star ANCAP safety ratings, having been rated against earlier, less stringent criteria. Four-star ratings apply to the recently rated Fiat 500e and Citroen eC4 (NZ) BEVs.
Active safety performance tests presented a mix of results for the Cupra Born’s ability to prevent or mitigate the severity of a crash with pedestrians and cyclists.
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) functionality exists in forward-travel scenarios, however its AEB system does not react to pedestrians in reverse or forwards-turning scenarios and hence these were not tested or scored., says ANCAP.
Good performance was noted for AEB car-to-car functionality in forward-travel scenarios involving approaching a stationary car, a slower moving car, and both a light and heavily braking car. Tests for turning-across-path AEB scenarios involving another car showed adequate performance, ANCAP adds.
“It’s great to see another fully electric model enter our market with the maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating,” says ANCAP chief xxecutive Carla Hoorweg.
“The momentum for safe and green models is growing, and this rating will provide further confidence to consumers and regulators to embrace safety and environmental credentials as a non-negotiable package,” she explains.
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