Kiwis will soon have another fully electric vehicle with a five-star safety rating to choose from after the Cupra Born earned the maximum score in the latest round of Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) testing.
The hatchback picked up a score of 93 per cent in the Adult Occupant Protection category which involved physical front and side crash tests, testing the car’s ability to keep adults safe on impact.
A rating of 89 per cent was earned for Child Occupant Protection which assessed the risk of injury to children seated in age-appropriate child restraints.
The maximum score was also given to the Born for its protection of pedestrian’s lower legs in the case of a collision, earning it 73 per cent in Vulnerable Road User Protection.
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) played to the model’s strengths in “forward-travel” scenarios but it did not react to pedestrians in reverse or forwards-turning situations which is why they weren’t given a score.
The Born achieved 80 per cent in the Safety Assist category with it having ‘Good’ performance in terms of car-to-car AEB functionality.
“It’s great to see another fully electric model enter our market with the maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating,” said ANCAP Chief Executive, Carla Hoorweg regarding the Cupra Born.
New Zealand deliveries of the fully electric hatch are expected between September and November 2023.
This will close in 8 seconds
