Saar: The sub-4 metre SUV received a four- and three-star safety rating for adult and child occupants respectively.

Since 2014, Global NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) has been running a campaign called #SaferCarsForIndia. The latest entrant into the list of crash-tested vehicles which are on sale in India is the Tata Nexon. It is the first vehicle that has been put through a standard crash-test procedure in the year 2018 by Global NCAP. The sub-4 metre SUV received a four- and three-star safety rating for adult and child occupants respectively.

The variant chosen for this crash test was equipped with a range of safety gizmos, including dual airbags, ISOFIX anchorages for child booster seats, 4-channel ABS and front seatbelt pretensioners. The SUV was put through the offset deformable barrier crash test at 64kmph and came out with pretty impressive findings. While retaining stable bodyshell integrity, the Tata Nexon also provided good protection to the head and neck of the driver and front passenger. The chest and the lower half of the legs for both the front occupants received adequate protection. The only area of real concern for the front passenger and driver is the marginal protection for their knees, which could receive injuries with structures behind the dashboard.

Tata Nexon Crash Tested

For child protection, Global NCAP used two dummies – one of a three-year-old and the other of an 18-month old child. The elder of the two was placed on a child seat facing forward, while the younger one was placed on a booster seat facing the rear. The ISOFIX anchorages in conjunction with Child Restraint Systems helped in delivering good and marginal protection to the front-facing child’s head and chest respectively. On the other hand, the duo helped give good protection to the 18-month old child.

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In a press release, Rohit Baluja, president, Institute of Road Traffic Education, said:

I wish to congratulate Tata on this very good result. It shows that ‘Made in India’ and high levels of safety go together well. With excellent efforts like this from Tata and the new crash test standards now applied by the Indian Government we are going to see a steady improvement in the safety of new cars across the country and this will help to make our roads safer.

This result surely is a promising sign for made-in-India and made-for-India products. That said, we are yet to see any of the India-made cars to receive a five-star safety rating for any of the crash-testing bodies across the world.