Recently Global NCAP has released the crash test rating of some of the highest-selling cars in India that includes the Maruti Suzuki Swift, Ignis, S-press, and Mahindra Scorpio N. To the utter astonishment of the masses, the best offering from the Maruti Suzuki came with abysmal safety ratings and the Mahindra Scorpio N scored the highest rating. To know exactly how these tests are performed by Global NCAP read this Crash Testing of Cars Explained.
Mahindra Scorpio N-
Popularly acclaimed to be the big daddy of SUVs the Mahindra Scorpio N has scored the highest rating in the GNCAP test coming with 5 Star rating for adult occupants and 3 Star rating for child occupants. The overall score was 29.25 out of 34 for adults and 28.94 out of 48 for child occupants.
| Maximum Power | 200bhp@5000rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 370Nm@1750-3000rpm |
| Tyre Size | 245/65R17 |
| Boot Space | 460 L |
| Safety Features | 2 Airbags, ABS with EBD |
Maruti Suzuki Ignis-
One of the premium offerings from Maruti Suzuki i.e. Ignis has poorly performed in the crash test conducted by GNCAP. It has managed to score 16.48 points out of 34 for adult passenger safety and 3.86 points out of 49 for child occupants, hence the overall score tally is 1 Star for adult protection and 0 Star for child protection.
| Maximum Power | 81.80bhp@6000rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 113Nm@4200rpm |
| Tyre Size | 175/65R17 |
| Boot Space | 260 L |
| Safety Features | 2 Airbags, ABS with EBD |
Maruti Suzuki Swift-
Swift probably the best-selling offering from Maruti Suzuki has scored 1 Star in the GNCAP rating. Swift has obtained 19.19 out of 34 for adult protection and 16.68 out of 49 for child occupant protection.
| Maximum Power | 88.50@6000rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 113Nm@4400rpm |
| Tyre Size | 165/80R14 |
| Boot Space | 268 L |
| Safety Features |
2 Airbags, ABS with EBD |
Maruti Suzuki S-presso-
Maruti Suzuki S-pressoThe sub-compact SUV from Maruti has scored an overall 1 Star in the GNCAP crash test rating. The bifurcation is 20.03 points out of 34 for adult protection and 3.52 out of 49 for child protection.
| Maximum Power | 65.71bhp@5500rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 89Nm@3500rpm |
| Tyre Size | 145/80R13 |
| Boot Space | 270 L |
| Safety Features | 2 Airbags, ABS with EBD |
How as a consumer Crash Test affects you?
Basically, the crash test is conducted over preset norms to enable the determination of the overall structural safety of a car. As a consumer one expects a safer vehicle that would protect the occupants in the event of a crash. The crash test eventually shows the performance of the car’s all the safety features touted by the company and tells us whether the overall body of the car is stable or not.
An average medium-income group person spends their hard-earned money on buying a car and pays a premium over the standard variant to buy those high-end luxury features and technologically advanced modern cars. Plus the burden of taxes adds to their plight. Even after paying so much of the amount if the car’s basic build quality turns out to be of low grade, which is not at par to save one’s life even in case of minor accidents definitely dents a hole in the consumer’s confidence in the product being sold by car manufacturers.
Seeing the global figure of accidental death by cars, it is imperative for car manufacturers to improve the structural strength in the frame of the car.
Ultimately the technologies like ABS, EBD, Hill-Assist, ADAS, Traction Control, etc can only be of any use if the car is not getting sandwiched between two vehicles or the pillars are strong enough to withstand the car turning upside down.
Taking this in mind one should always keep in mind the safety level of the car as much as one is careful about the mileage. A drop in the mileage can be accepted but negligence in the safety of one’s family can be tolerated. Hence be informed and make wise decisions for your own good.