Euro NCAP released on Wednesday the score of five vehicles from its latest round of safety tests, the last the body will be performing for the year. Of five vehicles included in the crash tests, which Euro NCAP regularly conducts on newly-released European vehicles, three of them achieved the maximum rating of five stars: the Audi Q2, Hyundai Ioniq and Ford Edge.
The other two vehicles, the Suzuki Ignis and the SsangYong Tivoli, were tested using Euro NCAP's dual rating system. The former garnered a safety score of 3 stars under its standard equipment, but when its optional safety pack was factored in, it, too garnered a perfect rating. The SsangYong Tivoli and partner vehicle XLV, meanwhile, managed a 4-star rating with the additional safety pack, but achieved a star lower without the pack.
All three of the cars tested by Euro NCAP to receive a base five-star rating did so on standard equipment alone. According to What Car, the five-star system was accompanied by four other categories that allotted participating vehicles with a corresponding percentage score: adult occupant protection, pedestrian protection, child occupant protection and safety assistance systems.
In a press release published on Automotive World, Euro NCAP Secretary General Michiel van Ratingen praised the dual rating system and said it provided automakers with an incentive to product advanced safety technology. This is despite price differences that limit a standard from being enforced across the range. This is how the five vehicles performed across all categories:
Audi Q2
Hyundai Ioniq
Ford Edge
Suzuki Ignis
Ssangyong Tivoli
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