Ford Focus big winner in new ANCAP safety ratings
Aug 7th, 2007 by Motor Dude
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) today released its latest round of crash test results. Today's release focused on 'small' cars. The stand out performer was the Ford Focus, which, on paper appears to be one of the safest cars in Australia (if you were to take up the ESC option).
The Ford Focus XR5 looks like providing the best "bang for your buck" in the Australian market at the moment, with a first class mix of safety and performance.
The table below summarizes the results released today.
| Vehicle Model | Occupant protection star rating | Pedestrian protection star rating |
| Ford Focus (1) mid 2007-on Dual front, side & curtain airbags. |
***** |
** |
| Toyota RAV 4 CV (2) 2006-on Dual front airbags are standard. |
**** |
*** |
| Honda Civic VTi (3) 2006-on Dual front airbags are standard. |
**** |
*** |
Notes:
(1). Ford Focus
a. Dual front airbags are standard on all variants.
b. Side airbags are standard on all variants except CL.
c. Curtain airbags are standard on XR5 and available as an option on all other variants.
d. ESC is standard on Zetec, Ghia and XR5 and available as an option on all other variants.
(2). Toyota RAV 4
a. Dual front airbags are standard an all variants.
b. Side & curtain airbags & ESC are optional on CV and standard on Cruiser.
(3). Honda Civic
a. Dual front airbags are standard on all variants.
b. Side & curtain airbags & ESC are available on some variants only
For information on ANCAP and the testing procedures visit ANCAP.com.au
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