Top marks for VW Arteon in crash tests

WITH top marks for the new Arteon, Volkswagen has again achieved outstanding results in the latest Euro NCAP crash test series.

The independent European consumer protection organisation gave Volkswagen’s new fastback model its highest rating of five stars.

The rating recognises not only the new Arteon’s occupant protection for adults and children, but also its driver assistance systems fitted as standard and its performance in the area of ‘Pedestrian protection’. According to Euro NCAP, the Arteon became the highest scoring executive vehicle for pedestrian protection to date thanks in part to the emergency braking function that is also fitted as standard.

By giving it their 5-star rating, the experts from the Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) have shown that they regard the Arteon as a particularly safe choice in its vehicle class.

This excellent performance results from innovative driver assistance systems (including the emergency braking function to protect pedestrians, fitted as standard) and an integrated safety concept that in the event of a collision provides maximum occupant protection with optimised vehicle body structures and a highly effective safety belt, seat and airbag combination.

The overall safety rating of five stars is aggregated from the Arteon’s results in four sub-sections: in the area of ‘Adult Occupant Protection’, for instance, the new gran turismo achieved 96% of the maximum score. For ‘Child Occupant Protection’ the Arteon gained 85% of the possible points total.

The especially high rating of 85% in the ‘Pedestrian Protection’ category is achieved by the successful combination of the emergency braking function related to pedestrians, which is fitted as standard, and the high passive potential for safeguarding unprotected road users.

In the ‘Safety Assist’ category the 5-star requirements were well exceeded, with the Arteon gaining 82% of the possible points. Incorporated into the assessment here were the numerous standard features, such as seatbelt fastening reminders for all seats, cruise control, the Front Assist area monitoring system with emergency braking function, including for pedestrians, and the lane keeping system Lane Assist.