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Accord jumps to five-star ANCAP rating
Latest round of crash testing redeems Honda's mid-size sedanHonda's Accord has bounced back to form in a new ANCAP crash test.
During the 12 months since the Accord's previous test, Honda has introduced structural changes that have lifted it from its earlier four-star rating to the full five stars.
"The shining star in today's release is the Honda Accord," said ANCAP Chairman, Lauchlan McIntosh.
"As a result of ANCAP's independent testing, we have seen Honda improve the design of the Accord to raise its safety rating from four to five stars."
The Accord had previously scored poorly in frontal offset testing and placed the driver at raised risk of injury to the lower extremities. But ANCAP now reports that following implementation of the structural changes the Honda has achieved a frontal offset crash result of 14.79 points – significantly higher than the 11.21 points from the 2013 test. The five-star rating applies to Accords with an August 2014 build plate or later.
"This is a great example of a non-regulatory program at work," McIntosh was quoted saying in a press release. "While not required to improve its performance, Honda has reviewed the ANCAP test results and actively implemented changes to offer consumers a safer car.
"Now, not only does the Accord offer a long list of impressive safety assist technologies, including AEB on select models, it also offers improved occupant protection through a sound structure. The coupling of sound structure and active safety features is key to saving lives on our roads."
Other cars tested in this round included the Honda City, Nissan X-TRAIL, Peugeot 308 and Toyota Prius C. All the vehicles tested achieved five-star results.
Seemingly undeterred by a previous riposte from Nissan, ANCAP observed that once again a Nissan SUV developed with autonomous emergency braking (AEB) for other markets, is sold here without the life-saving technology.
And the five-star rating for the Peugeot 308 applies to diesel variants alone. Petrol models remain unassessed.
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