ANCAP CRASH TEST: Subaru WRX (from 2014) 5-star ANCAP safety rating
5 stars the results of crash tests for Toyota, Peugeot and Subaru.
ANCAP crash test results in the 5 star grading for three new Toyota cars, Peugeot and Subaru placed on the Australian market.
Toyota Corolla, 5008 and Subaru WRX each received the top award 5-star Australasian New Car Assessment Program ANCAP crash after a successful test The three new models are now added to the growing list of top-performing security specifications the demanding markets of Australia and New Zealand.
In the small car category, all variants of the Corolla model popular salon model are classified as five stars after the Toyota test has performed well in the frontal offset crash, a maximum score of 16 out of 16 in Tests side impact and a score whiplash as good in the pedestrian protection tests increasingly important, the car performed well for the head and the impacts of the lower legs but poorly marked for the impacts of the upper leg, an area where the car needs to be improved.
Toyota was hired by ANCAP for inclusion reversing collision avoidance in the form of a series of backup camera on all models.
The largest Peugeot MPV scored equally well in all occupant protection tests and includes advanced seat belt reminders about three rows of seats, and side curtain airbags extending in the row of rear seats provide all occupants protection against lateral impact 5008 generally poor but marked for pedestrian protection with only the bumper head passing pedestrian protection tests scored zero point.
The policy of Subaru only build cars that will crash ratings 5 stars resulted in exceptional performance security of all models of the Subaru WRX with maximum scores and side impact whiplash as well as a good protection to pedestrians in almost all potential strike areas in front of the car ANCAP stressed that the WRX is one of only a small group of cars that got far the best mark protection pedestrians.
The advanced safety systems such as ESC Electronic Stability Control and Electronic Brake Assist EBA were standard on all cars tested, but none of them offered Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Departure Warning and autonomous braking systems emergency AEB even an option the AEB system is now something that is common in Europe and the US and has many popular vehicles lack of AEB on the three models tested by ANCAP was described as unhappy.
Commenting on the safety equipment levels offered on modern cars, Lauchlan McIntosh ANCAP noted that recent years have seen the automakers are making significant security enhancements in realizing the requirements to meet the 5 star standards, but what is now needed is for these manufacturers to go beyond and offer higher levels of both structural safety systems and assets to their potential customers.
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