The XC40 is one of the safest cars

The new Volvo XC40 achieved a 97% score for the protection of adult passengers in the NCAP crash test, making it one of the safest cars ever tested. The Ford Focus is also a very safe car. See the video

Euro NCAP has become a kind of official test arena for the safety of new cars entering the European market, and most have so far achieved a score of 5 stars.

But this year, Euro NCAP has tightened testing procedures, and has among others added a test category called AEB Vulnerable Road Users (AEB VRU). This is an emergency brake for road users, and cars that do not have a technology that automatically brakes pedestrians and cyclists lose the opportunity to. get a better score.

Euro NCAP will "force" car manufacturers help. The Volvo XC40 and the upgraded Ford Focus both have automatic emergency braking for road users.

– It's good to see that manufacturers, in a higher segment and in the mass production market, meet our new requirements introduced in 2018 and install life-saving technology, says General Secretary Michiel van Ratingen in Euro NCAP

Not only does the Volvo XC40 have an AEB, but in fact, the small SUV is one of the safest cars on the market.

It is rare that a small car makes fury in one of the four cars. main categories of NCAP, but it makes XC40. In the category "protection of adults in the car", it gets 97%, which places it on the list of the first five cars in this category in the last three years. Last year, it was only a model that got better results, namely the sister XC60 that reached 98% in the category.

Only the rear passenger on the front collision and the rear rear suspension for the front passengers In the other categories, the score is far from being as good, but still good enough to get 5 stars

For the protection of children in the car, it gets 87%, 71% road user protection and safety systems The new Volvo XC40 is one of the safest cars on the market, says Malin Ekholm, head of the Volvo Cars security center.

– She is equipped with the best safety equipment of all small SUVs and helps the driver, she says.

The new Ford Focus has also been tested, also with 5 stars.

In the category of adult protection in the car, it receives 85%, 87% in the protection of children, 72% in the category of light users and 75% in that of the security assistants. Just like the XC40 in addition to the protection of adults.

Today's cars equipped with new technology save lives and reduce damage, and some politicians would like to tax new cars even more.

– Think about the time when you took the driving license and how focused you are on driving safely. Driving has not become less demanding. We just became more used to this. Technologies such as collision avoidance systems for pedestrians and cyclists reduce drivers' demands and help them focus more on driving, less stress and safer driving, "says Helmut Reder, Helmut Global Director of Ford Vehicles Reder. Euro NCAP promises new requirements with the introduction of a new self-propelled technology, manufacturers being in agreement for it to be 5 stars.

– AEB and ELK (File and Deployment Assistant) technology offers immediate safety benefits that future autonomous cars want. According to Van Ratingen, the Euro NCAP Roadmap establishes an ambitious test series for each of these technologies that can save lives, today and tomorrow.

The Volvo XC40 and Ford Focus are tested two and three this year. Previously, the second-generation Nissan Leaf also passed the test queues, and it also got 5 stars

Here you can watch videos when XC40 and Focus are tested by Euro NCAP

Volvo XC40:

Ford Focus:

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