Euro NCAP (car crash test assessment agency) is had announced the five top rated cars of 2010. To be selected as safest cars of their 5 top categories, these vehicles achieved a high overall score and attained the coveted the top most five star rating. As the americans, this are europes “car safety top pics”.
Last year, Euro NCAP crash tested twenty nine vehicles, 65% of which reached the five star rating, compared to 90% in 2009. This decrease of 25% clearly shows that Euro NCAP’s criteria to reach a five stars are now tougher.
Best crash test results 2010 in categories
The top achievers by category are:
- * Executive category: BMW 5 Series http://www.euroncap.com/results/bmw/5_series/2010/401.aspx
- * Small Family category: Alfa Romeo Giulietta http://www.euroncap.com/results/alfa_romeo/giulietta/2010/400.aspx
- * Supermini category: Honda CR-Z http://www.euroncap.com/results/honda/cr-z/2010/404.aspx
- * Small off-road 4×4 category: Kia Sportage http://newsletter.paloma.se/clickstat/?MGd=0fbc65dc-d1ba-4f7d-b319-d8a8eaabbab3&EGd=7cead853-5fd1-48b8-8a61-5f4c1f37ce4f
- * Small MPV category: Toyota Verso http://www.euroncap.com/results/toyota/corolla_verso/2010/392.aspx
To be top achiever means that the car accomplished a high combined score based on the scores in each of the individual four areas of Euro NCAP’s assessment, while notably exceeding the thresholds for a 5 star overall rating. In addition to the top five achievers, the Suzuki Swift http://www.euroncap.com/results/suzuki/swift/2010/403.aspx , Kia Venga http://www.euroncap.com/results/kia/venga/2010/419.aspx , BMW X1 http://www.euroncap.com/results/vw/sharan/2010/407.aspx , VW Sharan http://www.euroncap.com/results/vw/sharan/2010/407.aspx /Seat Alhambra http://www.euroncap.com/results/seat/alhambra/2010/420.aspx , Citroen C4 http://www.euroncap.com/results/citroen/c4/2010/405.aspx all exceeded the 80% mark in overall score putting them on the list of best performing cars of 2010.
Poorest crash test results 2010
While Euro NCAP’s poorest results of 2010 were achieved by the Citroen Nemo http://www.euroncap.com/results/citroen/nemo_kombi/2010/394.aspx with three stars and by the Landwind CV9 http://www.euroncap.com/results/landwind/cv-9/2010/409.aspx which received only two stars
Comparison to 2009
Which car received the five stars in 2009 car safety comparison within the new intensified NCAP http://www.euroncap.com/ safety test? 2009 top safety pics (five stars) were: AUDI A4 and Q5. In the new, intensified EuroNCAP (new Car Assessment of programs) – the AUDI A4 and the Q5 with five stars the maximum valuation reached safety test. The outstanding car crash test behavior are also confirmed by the US road safety authority and National Highway Safety administration (NHTSA) and distinguishes both vehicles in all valuation categories with five stars. American consumer protection “Insurance of institutes for highway Safety” (IIHS) have admitted both the AUDI Q5 as the “Top Safety Pick”, as the best purchase decision according car safety.
2009: Top safety pick: The Volkswagen Golf has been rated the safest car by Europe’s independent crash test body.
The Volkswagen Golf has come out on top in a list of the five safest cars of 2009, released by European independent crash test body, Euro NCAP.