Tata Nexon becomes the first Indian car to score a 5-star rating in global crash test standards

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• An India-made car Tata Nexon has secured a five-star rating in Global NCAP’s crash test scores, receiving five stars for ‘adult occupant protection.’
  
• Mahindra Marrazzo scored a three-star in the crash test results.
  
• The ratings have been marked on the basis of safety equipment and protection offered by the company.
  
• Earlier, in January, 2014, Global NCAP reportedly tested five Indian cars — Tata Nano, Maruti Alto 800, Hyundai i10, Ford Figo and Volkswagen Polo, but the cars maked a zero in the test results.

Tata Nexon has become the first car made in India to fetch a five-star crash test rating from Global NCAP, under its ‘SaferCarsForIndia’ crash test results released on Friday.

Ever since 2014, Global New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)—a network of Global crash test programmes—has been conducting crash tests on Indian cars.

Earlier, Global NCAP announced four-star crash test ratings for Nexon. With the upgradations in the safety measures introduced by the company—including making a Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) for driver and passenger a standard for all variants of the model — the homegrown car has now been updated with a five-star.

According to the update, Nexon scored five stars for Adult Occupant Protection, while, for Child Occupant Protection, the car was rated at three stars. The ratings have been marked on the basis of safety equipments and protection offered by the company.

Following Tata’s Nexon is Mahindra Marazzo achieving a four-star rating on the list. Mahindra Marrazzo offering features such as double airbags, ABS, SBR for driver and ISOFIX anchorages achieved two-stars for Child Occupant Protection.

The latest results mark the safety of cars in India. The domestically manufactured cars showcase the capacity of Indian car market to achieve remarkable results in terms of safety, design and performance, said David Ward, secretary general, Global NCAP.

“The model offers good protection for both adult head and neck, marginal protection for the driver chest and adequate protection for passenger chest,” stated Global NCAP.

“The pedals showed some risk for the lower legs due to their displacement. The 18 month old child dummy received good protection while the 3 year old child passenger showed high readings in chest and head exposure,” it added.

Earlier in January 2014, Global NCAP reportedly tested five Indian cars — Tata Nano, Maruti Alto 800, Hyundai i10, Ford Figo and Volkswagen Polo. But, the domestically manufactured cars failed to secure a rating and marked a zero in the test.

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