Toyota Prius gains 5-star Euro NCAP accolade. Hybrid car gets class-best 34 points and highest ever child protection score. Prius is first ever hybrid to be tested by Euro NCAP. A further 125 actual crash tests confirm optimum passive safety.
Toyota Prius the 1st hybrid vehicle tested by Euro NCAP passed the test with ease and with ideal of results. 34 points awarded to it is the highest point awarded ever which gave the vehicle to 5 star rating. It got 43 points in Child Protection Rating another highest score ever.
The test results shows that it is not only a strong performer but also has all the ideal safety features which is best then found in any other car. The major safety equipments includes 8 airbags, a dual-stage seatbelt warning system, a knee protection panel and a fascia-mounted starting button.
To confirm the data from the crash test simulations, a programme of 125 real crash tests took place for Prius - substantially more than usually conducted in the development of a new model.
[Source : Future automobiles, Hybrid Vehicles]
