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ANCAP rates Honda Accord four stars only
Kia's new Cerato scores enough points for five-star rating, but Accord fails to meet the gradeAn unacceptable risk to the driver's lower extremities in a frontal offset crash test has ended Honda's hopes of a five-star safety rating from crash test authority ANCAP.
In a press release issued by ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program), the Honda scored 29.21 points out of 37 overall, and 11.21 points out of 16 for frontal offset protection. Most of the points lost were for the 'marginal' lower leg protection, which ANCAP identified as the Accord's weakest area of crash safety, with a score of just 0.38 points out of a possible total of four points.
The result is surprising, given Kia's Cerato small car achieved the five-star rating in the same round of testing – and ANCAP is strongly campaigning for buyers to cross off their shopping list any vehicle that fails to meet that standard. Furthermore, Honda's own Accord Euro, first introduced here in 2008, acquired a five-star safety rating in its ANCAP test. In side impact testing the new Accord fared better, achieving the full 16 points.
"The Accord result is disappointing," ANCAP Chairman Lauchlan McIntosh acknowledged.
"Where the Accord does however impress is in its list of safety assist technologies (SAT)," he added.
"Key to a reduction in the number of lives lost on our roads is the inclusion of SAT which can help prevent or minimise the impact of a crash. Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB), lane support systems and adaptive lighting are examples of the technologies consumers should be urging manufacturers to offer as standard in all new makes and models," he said.
The ANCAP spokesman was happier with the outcome for the Cerato.
"The 5 star rating for the new Kia Cerato rounds off their small, medium and SUV ranges with all current Kia models in these categories now offering 5 star safety. This is a great achievement by Kia," said McIntosh.
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