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Toyota Etios Discount 4 Star in Global NCAP Crash Test.
With India enjoying one of the most dangerous roads network of the world, security has become a concern increasingly important reports of people killed in car accidents have become a near daily event and to fight against this growing problem, manufacturers have begun to raise the stakes in terms of safety with features like ABS and airbags increasingly popular.
Among automakers affordable, Toyota is a brand that has always given great importance to the safety of passengers and was in fact one of the first brands to offer standard security features in all variants Testament to its position as one of the industry leaders in terms of passenger safety, the Toyota Etios has been awarded 4-stars in the NCAP crash test worldwide.
As part of its campaign SaferCarsForIndia Global NCAP crash was independently tested small cars in India since 2014 The first tests were carried out on the Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 Hyundai i10 and Volkswagen Polo Ford Figo Tata Nano results tests showed the sensitivity of the occupants to life-threatening injuries in an automobile accident that five cars were 0 star all 5 were subjected to a frontal impact crash test at 64km h more later that year in November 2014, the Datsun Go and Maruti Suzuki Swift were also tested and as was the case with the previous set of results, both cars received 0 star adult protection rating.
The Volkswagen Polo was the first car to have a change on the basis of the overall results NCAP in 2014. The addition of standard dual airbags raised its star of 0 to 4 for the protection of Datsun adults too committed to improving the performance road safety with a hull strengthening and airbags optional the end of last year, Toyota added 2 airbags and pretensioners 2 as standard safety features on all its Etios variants and then asked global NCAP test the car and give them a star for the impact resistance of the tailgate.
The test results showed the Toyota Etios to offer a good level of protection for its passengers before the car reaches a 4 star rating for adult passengers and 2 front-stars for child protection for the occupants.
Speaking regarding Toyota academic success, David Ward, Secretary General of Global NCAP, said Global NCAP Toyota welcomes this voluntary initiative, which has greatly improved security for the Etios model sold worldwide NCAP encourages India all automakers to follow the example of safety set by Toyota and VW to improve occupant protection for all models sold in India is impressive to see a major manufacturer to get a result four stars and we look forward to the first car five stars in India.
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