The Staria Load becomes the first and only commercial van yet to score a Five Star safety rating under ANCAP’s more stringent 2020-2022 protocols.
The eight-seat Hyundai Staria people mover scored well across all areas of assessment, with full points awarded in the side impact test for both adult and child occupants and for the driver in both the full-width frontal and mobile progressive deformable barrier (MPDB) tests.
The Staria provides head and chest-protecting airbags, a centre airbag, autonomous emergency braking (AEB), and a lane support system (LSS) as standard.
“The safety rating for the Hyundai Staria will be well received by families and fleet buyers, with the Staria becoming the third vehicle in the people mover segment to achieve a Five Star safety rating under ANCAP’s 2020-2022 criteria,” ANCAP chief executive Carla Hoorweg says.
The Five Star rating for the Staria also applies to the Staria Load van with automatic transmission.
“This is a highly-anticipated result for fleets, and a significant step forward from the older generation vehicles that the Staria and Staria Load replace,” Hoorweg says.
“For so many small businesses and tradespeople their vehicle is their workplace. By providing the full suite of available safety specifications in the Staria Load, Hyundai has shown strong commitment to the safety of Australian and New Zealand road users and we expect this five- star result will be well-received by fleets and commercial buyers,” Hoorweg says.
The commercial Staria Load is available in either two-seat window or panel van or five-seat crew van configurations. It is front-wheel-drive only, and powered exclusively by the 2.2 diesel engine.
Customers can choose from a six-speed manual gearbox or an eight-speed auto.
The two-seater Staria Load will be able to swallow three Euro pallets thanks to its almost 5000 litres of cargo space, and can also tow, with an ample 2500kg capacity.
