Euro NCAP specialists selected leaders in 8 categories that turned out to be the best in terms of passive and active safety. Note that in the past year, the testing methodology was once again tightened.
In addition to the frontal impact against a deformable barrier with 40 percent overlap of the body at a speed of 64 km/h, cars began to be crashed into a rigid barrier with 100 percent overlap of the body at a speed of 50 km/h. There were also other innovations regarding the effectiveness of safety systems, especially automatic braking systems, lane keeping, etc.
Overall, the list of the safest new cars looks like this:
P.S. The new generation Volvo XC90 was a revelation. This crossover was recognized as the safest in the entire history of crash tests. Watch our video review of the Swedish newcomer:
