The Cupra Tavascan has missed a maximum five-star safety assessment of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), and it is due to a function for the assistant of the driver or rather, its absence.
Despite receiving scores of 89 percent for the protection of adult passengers, 87 percent for protecting children occupants and 80 percent for vulnerable traffic user protection, the score of the Tavascan of 67 percent for safety assistance systems saw one four -star rating General.
Vehicles must receive 80 percent from the protection of adults and children occupants and 70 percent in the categories for vulnerable road user protection and safety to get a five -star rating from the Independent Auto Safety Authority.
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ANCAP has covered the Cupra for the lack of an intelligent speed aid system or speed limit information function, where it saw the five -star rating that was given by Sister Authority Euro NCAP in 2024.
“Although a number of improved performance in the Safety Assist pillar could have improved the score, the absence of an advanced speed aid system has mainly contributed to this four-star result,” said Ancap CEO Carla Hoorweg.
“Speed sign recognition and an intelligent speed limiter are standard in European models, but are not made available to the current Australian Tavascan buyers.
“The Tavascan performed well in each of the other assessment areas, and we encourage Cupra to consider an update of Australian vehicles to raise it to the five -star level of its European equivalents.”
In response, Cupra issued the following statement:
“Cupra is committed to a high level of active and passive safety systems such as standard in its reach. The travel assistance, adaptive cruise control, Lane Assist and Side Assist functions on the Tavascan are recognized in real tests by regular journalists as one of the most extensive and intuitively tuned in the industry.
“The Tavascan comfortable five -star requirements in three of the four segments, including segments that are crucial for the safety of the driver and passengers, such as adult protection for adults, protection of occupants and vulnerable road user protection.
“In the fourth segment, Driver Assist, met the Tavascan all the requirements with the mere exception of a speed limit information function.
“Cupra welcomes independent tests of his safety systems on real roads.”
Ancap said the Tavascan performed well in destructive crash tests, where the vehicle offered ‘good’ protection for most body regions of passengers for the chairs in frontal offset tests; The Security Authority also noted that it “excelled” in Becomventests, which earned maximum points.
Full points were also awarded for the protection of both children’s dummies for frontal offset and side impact crash tests.
“Crash protection is a fundamental element of every ANCAP safety assessment, and the Cupra Tavascan performed well in these areas with strong structural performance,” said Mrs. Hoorweg.
Ancap said that the autonomous emergency brake (AEB) system of Tavascan “showed consistent performance when responding to pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists in various collision avoidance scenarios, where it successfully softened or avoided”.
However, it noted that the AEB system cannot detect pedestrians while reversing, while the safe exit warning system informed the residents too late and the performance was therefore considered ‘poor’.
Standard safety equipment about the Tavascan range includes:
- 7 Airbags
- Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)
- Pedestrians, cyclist detection
- Turn assistant
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Lane help
- Rear traffic warning
- Travel
- Adaptive cruise control
- Lane
- Fession Jam Aist
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