In Pics: Hyundai Tucson crash tested at BNCAP, scores a 5-star rating
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The Hyundai Tucson, an SUV that is priced between ₹29.02 lakh and ₹35.94 lakh (ex-showroom) has recently undergone crash testing at the Bharat NCAP facility. The SUV scored a full five-stars in the testing.
The Tuscon is one of the first cars to be tested from the Hyundai lineup at the Bharat NCAP crash tests. The SUV scored 30.84 points out of 32 in terms of adult occupant protection whereas in the child occupant protection category it scored 41 out of 49 points.
More specifically, the Tucson scored 16 out of 16 points in the Side Movable Deformable Barrier Test conducted at a speed of 50 kmph. All of these ratings and scores are only applicable on the Platinum and Signature variants of the SUV.
In the side moveable deformable barrier and the side pole impact tests the occupant gets a rating of ‘good’ protection in all areas of the body. Other than these remarks, the Dynamic score that the vehicle obtained was 24 out of 24 and the CRS installation score was 12 out of 12. The Vehicle assessment score was lower getting 5 out of 13 points.
In the Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier test, the Hyundai Tucson got 14.84 out of 16.00 points. The driver dummy showed ‘adequate’ protection for the chest and foot whereas other areas of the dummy received ‘good’ ratings.
The unit that was tested was equipped with equipment like frontal airbags, belt pretensioner, belt load limiter, side head curtain airbag, side chest airbag and side pelvis airbag. Thee SUV comes with ISOFIX child seat mounts, Electronic Stability Control, pedestrian protection and seat belt reminders.
