The 2016 Hyundai Tucson has been awarded a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating. The Korean carmaker’s third-generation compact SUV scored an 86% rating in terms of safety for its adult occupants while a rating of 85% was recorded for the safety of child occupants on board.
“The All-New Tucson introduces a wide array of new safety technologies, such as Autonomous Emergency Braking, at an accessible price,” commented the COO of Hyundai Motor Europe, Thomas Schmid. “The five-star rating from Euro NCAP is further evidence that quality and safety are built into our new cars,” he added.
Elsewhere, the 2016 Hyundai Tucson scored a 71% rating in both the pedestrian safety and ‘Safety Assist’ category. For this particular test, the 4×2-type Tucson in GLS-spec was equipped with a 1.7 litre diesel engine although it has to be said that Euro NCAP maintains that said score is to be shared amongst all the other variants powered by both petrol and diesel engines.
Among the features that contributed to the Tucson’s five-star score were the Lane Keeping Assist System, Speed Limit Information Function and Autonomous Emergency Braking system. Also included are Blind Spot Detector, Rear-Cross Traffic Alert and Vehicle Stability Management while the above average pedestrian safety rating can be attributed to the Active Hood System – which is equipped as standard.
Closer to home, the third-generation Hyundai Tucson is expected to be launched at the tail end of 2015. Said SUVs have already been spotted completely undisguised as they were being delivered atop trailers while the first local sighting of such a car dates back to early August.
Globally, the SUV is powered by a choice of five engines – three diesel and two petrol mills. Since it is highly unlikely the diesel models will be sold here, we can focus on the two petrol options which are comprised of a 1.6 litre GDI mill and a 2.0 litre four-cylinder unit – the latter likely to be made available in Malaysia.
GALLERY: US-spec third-generation Hyundai Tucson
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Diesel power coming !
OMG…Baby Santa Fe, very handsome car with good spec.
Too bad cuz sime darby motors is notoriously known for underspeccing their cars.
That award belongs to UMW Toyota. Thank you
yep..since some of the models more or less like Kia. but Kia gives better spec and pricing.
ABOUT 2015 RATING
In 2015, a new FULL-WIDTH TEST is included and the total points for frontal impact protection are shared equally between this new test and the (unchanged) offset deformable impact. The side barrier test now uses a larger, heavier impactor and the side pole test is a tougher, oblique-angle impact. Both side impact tests make use of a new, more realistic dummy – WorldSID – to give a more accurate assessment of the protection provided in the tests.
There are no changes to Child Occupant Protection. The technical content of the Safety Assist section remains unchanged but the thresholds for three, four and five stars have all been raised. The pedestrian tests which used to assess the front edge of the bonnet now determine the protection offered to the upper part of the leg, at whatever location that corresponds to on the vehicle.
2015 assessments are significantly changed from previous years and star ratings should not be directly compared with earlier years.
5 star for 2015 ncap. that’s good. but when came to malaysia, nobody cares about 5 star.