Ford lead Australian car makers with 5 star result

Aug 11th, 2008 by Motor Dude

The petrol FG Falcon sedan range was awarded the maximum five-star safety rating with a total score of 34.6 points (out of a possible 37 points), giving it the highest score ever recorded by a locally-produced car in Australia by a significant margin.

The FG Falcon's five-star score places it in the top seven per cent of all published ANCAP results, as well as in the top 24 per cent of published ANCAP five-star results.

ANCAP Chair, Lauchlan McIntosh, congratulated Ford and said that this is a significant milestone for an Australian made car.

"The Ford Falcon now leads the pack in safety for the large Australian made family car."

"ANCAP has high expectations that this achievement will encourage other manufacturers to
build 5 star cars."

The vehicle tested was a base model Falcon XT which has dual front airbags and front-seat head-protecting side airbags and electronic stability control (ESC) as standard. ESC is a requirement for a 5 star rating.

With this result fresh in the minds of other Australian manufacturers, you can be sure that the race will be on to match Ford's result.