Hyundai Tucson received a 5-star safety rating in the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP or Bharat NCAP) crash tests. It received a 5-star safety rating in the adult protection and child protection categories in BNCAP crash tests. In the crash test, the car scored 30.84 points out of 32 for adult safety and 41 points out of 49 for child safety.
The Tucson is the fifth vehicle and the first from Hyundai to be tested at BNCAP. Earlier, crash tests of Mahindra XUV 3XO, Mahindra All these cars got a 5-star safety rating in the crash test.
Hyundai Tucson: crash test with adult occupant protection, frontal impact – In the frontal impact test carried out at a speed of 64 km/h, Hyundai Tucson obtained 14.84 points out of 16. In this, the protection of all parts of the co-pilot’s body are described as “good”. The driver’s head, neck, pelvis, thighs and below the knees received “good” protection, while protection for the driver’s chest and toes was rated “adequate.”
Side impact test and side post test – The Tucson was tested in the side impact test at a speed of 50 km/h, in which it received a score of 16 out of 16. In this context, all The driver’s body parts received good protection during the side barrier test and side pole impact test. Based on the performance of these three tests, Citroën Basalt obtained 30.84 points out of 32 and a 5-star safety rating in the adult protection category.
Hyundai Tucson: Crash test with child occupant protection In this test, an 18-month-old child dummy and a 3-year-old child were placed on the child restraint system in the opposite direction. In terms of child passenger safety, the Tucson car obtained full 24/7 points in the dynamic test. For the safety of the mannequin, it obtained 8 points out of 8 in the frontal protection test and 4 points out of 4 in the side protection test. I got 5 points out of 13 in the vehicle evaluation test. Based on all these crash tests, the Tucson scored 41 out of 49 points in the child protection category, earning it a 5-star crash test rating in this category.
Crash test process
1. For the test, 4-5 human-like mannequins sit in the car. There is a child mannequin in the rear seat, which is attached to the ISOFIX.2 child seat. The vehicle collides with an offset deformable barrier (hard object) at a fixed speed to see the extent of damage to the vehicle and the dummy. This is done in three ways.
During the frontal impact test, the car is hit by a barrier at a speed of 64 km/h. During the side impact test, the car is hit by a barrier at a speed of 50 km/h. During the pole side impact test, the car will be hit. be seen hitting a pole at a fixed speed. If the car gets 3 stars in the first two tests, the third test is carried out.
2. The test helps determine the extent of damage caused to the dummy after impact, whether the airbags and safety devices worked or not. The rating is assigned based on all of these elements.
Hyundai Tucson: Price and Comparison The Hyundai Tucson SUV is priced between Rs 29.02 lakh and Rs 35.94 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi). In the segment, it competes with the Jeep Compass, Citroën C5 Aircross and Volkswagen Taigun.