Tata Nexon gets 5 stars for safety from NCAP

Tata Motors’ compact SUV, Tata Nexon, has been awarded a full 5-star adult occupant safety rating by Global NCAP, an internationally-renowned safety accreditation body. The rating is for all variants of Nexon, the first and only car in India to achieve a full 5 stars adult safety rating from Global NCAP, the firm said.

The Nexon’s structural integrity and overall safety has been evaluated in Global NCAP crash test. The car has been tested for both front and side impacts. The combined evaluation of both the tests by Global NCAP have resulted in a full 5-stars rating, the highest adult occupant safety score among all the models tested across the Indian market, Tata Motors said. Nexon has also achieved a 3-star rating for child occupant safety, it added. With this achievement, the Nexon is the first and only car in India to receive this rating.

Mayank Pareek, president, PVBU, Tata Motors, said, “The Indian car-buyers are increasingly rating safety as one of the topmost parameters while making a car purchase. We are elated to receive the highest ever safety rating from Global NCAP, for the Nexon. The Global NCAP results are a reflection of our commitment towards keeping safety as the first priority. With these test results, the Nexon becomes the first car in the country to achieve a full 5-star adult safety rating and emerges as India’s Safest Car, in terms of crash safety.”

Meanwhile, Mahindra & Mahindra announced that its newly-introduced passenger vehicle, Marazzo has been certified 4-star rating by Global NCAP for Adult Occupation Protection. Marazzo has standard double airbags and seatbelt reminders for the driver.

“The model offers good protection for both adult head and neck, marginal protection for the driver chest and adequate protection for passenger chest. The area of the knees showed good protection,” M&M said.

Rajan Wadhera, president, Automotive Sector, M&M said, “We have designed the Marazzo with many new safety features to ensure a safe ride for our customers.”

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