All the crash tests that were carried out in 2022 on the cars sold in Argentina

This year, Latin NCAP (it is the body that is in charge of evaluating the safety offered by cars that are sold as 0 km in different markets in the region, including Argentina) carried out five crash tests on vehicles arriving in the country.

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The coupe-style crossover scored 92.4 percent of the points in adult occupant protection, 91.5 percent in child occupant protection, 48.7 percent for pedestrians and vulnerable road users of roads, and 84.9 percent in security assistance systems.

In the frontal impact, it showed good protection for the driver's head and neck, the driver's and front passenger's chest, and both knees and shins. The area of ​​the foot area and the structure was considered stable. Side impact and whiplash results were also good.

"All the standard and evaluated equipment showed a good performance, which allowed the Nivus to achieve five stars", explained from Latin NCAP. However, they clarified that “Pedestrian Protection was expected to show better results and AEB for Pedestrians and Vulnerable Road Users would be available”.

The SUV of the North American brand achieved 91.07 percent of the points in protection for adult occupants, 91.84 percent in protection for child occupants, 54.14 percent for pedestrians and vulnerable road users, and 83.18 percent in safety assistance systems.

In the frontal impact, the protection offered to the head and neck of the driver and passenger was good. Driver and passenger chest protection was adequate. The driver's knees received marginal protection, as they can impact dangerous structures behind the dash.

In the side impact, the head, abdomen, and pelvis received good protection while the chest received adequate protection.

In the lateral pole impact, the head and pelvis received good protection while the chest received marginal protection and the abdomen received adequate protection. Fire was noted on the non-crashed side of the vehicle and the seat belt could not be released in accordance with Latin NCAP requirements.

The sedan of the Japanese brand achieved 83 percent of the points in adult occupant protection, 92 percent in child occupant protection, 60 percent for pedestrians and vulnerable road users, and 82 percent. in security assistance systems.

In the frontal impact, the protection offered to the head and neck of the driver and passenger was good. Driver's chest protection was marginal and passenger's was good. The driver's knees received marginal protection, as they can impact dangerous structures behind the dash.

In the side impact, the head, abdomen, and pelvis received good protection while the chest received marginal protection.

In the lateral pole impact, the head and pelvis received good protection while the chest received marginal protection and the abdomen received adequate protection.

The hatchback of the German brand achieved 83 percent of the points in adult occupant protection, 92 percent in child occupant protection, 60 percent for pedestrians and vulnerable road users, and 82 percent. in security assistance systems.

In the frontal impact, the protection offered to the knee, head, chest and neck of the driver and passenger was good. The driver's tibias received adequate and good protection while the passenger's tibias received good protection. The area of ​​the foot area and the structure of the cabin was considered as stable.

In the side impact, the head, abdomen, and pelvis received good protection while the chest received adequate protection.

In the side impact from the pole, the head and pelvis received good protection while the chest and abdomen received adequate protection.

The German brand sedan scored 83 percent of the points in adult occupant protection, 92 percent in child occupant protection, 60 percent for pedestrians and vulnerable road users, and 82 percent in safety assistance systems.

In the frontal impact, the protection offered to the head and neck of the driver and passenger was good. The driver's chest protection was adequate and the passenger's was good. Driver and passenger knee protection was good. The structure was considered stable and capable of withstanding higher loads.

In the side impact, the head, abdomen, and pelvis received good protection while the chest received adequate protection.

In the side impact from the pole, the head, abdomen, and pelvis received good protection while the chest received marginal protection.

In the lateral pole impact, the head and pelvis received good protection while the chest received marginal protection and the abdomen received adequate protection.