Hyundai Motor’s All-New KONA has received the maximum five-star safety rating from the independent vehicle assessment organisation Euro NCAP. This is for the Euro spec 1.0liter T-GDi petrol and the 1.6 CRDi turbo diesel variants. This result marks out the new B segment SUV as one of the safest vehicles in the segment, convincing in all four categories: Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Pedestrian and Safety Assist.
The KONA scored 87% for Adult Occupant Protection, 85% for Child Occupant Protection, 62% for Pedestrian Safety and 60% for Safety Assist Systems - which includes Manual speed limit assist, Seat Belt Reminders (front and rear, visual and audible) and Lane Keeping Assist systems where are equipped to both variants stated above.
Personally I have seen the KONA being driven recently when I was abroad and it looks like a properly nice looking compact SUV. It should be sold in Malaysia as it has some flair much needed in the local Hyundai vehicle line-up, which is good but looks very grown up and adult looking.
The KONA has a more youthful appearance to it and could be something which the new, more mature looking Hyundai cars sold here lack. I personally don't mind them, in either form (youthful looking or mature) as these cars drive so darn well these days.
PRESS RELEASE
All-New Hyundai KONA Achieves Maximum Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
All-New KONA among safest in the B-SUV segment with top Euro NCAP
rating
Hyundai SmartSense™ active safety and driving assistance technologies
meet highest European safety standards
The KONA convinced in four categories: Adult Occupant, Child Occupant,
Pedestrian and Safety Assist
December 19, 2017 - Hyundai Motor’s All-New KONA has received the maximum
five-star safety rating from the independent vehicle assessment organisation Euro
NCAP. This result marks out the new B-SUV as one of the safest vehicles in the
segment, convincing in all four categories: Adult Occupant, Child Occupant,
Pedestrian and Safety Assist.
“The five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP for the All-New KONA proves that our
newest SUV fulfils the highest standards for the safety of our customers,” says
Thomas A. Schmid, Chief Operating Officer at Hyundai Motor Europe. “The top result
demonstrates that Hyundai Motor not only offers technology-driven and innovative
solutions, but also makes them easily accessible to everyone.”
Hyundai SmartSense™ with latest active safety technologies
To comply with the highest European safety standards, the All-New KONA features a
long list of the latest active safety and driving assistance features: Hyundai
SmartSense™.
The Lane Keep Assist (LKA) contributed to the five-star rating by passing all tests
successfully. The system alerts the driver in unsafe movements at over 37mph by
sensing the car’s position. It sounds an alarm before the car moves over white lines
on the road and warns the driver acoustically and visually before inducing corrective
steering to guide the vehicle back to a safe position.
The Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) is an advanced active safety feature
available in the All-New KONA that alerts drivers to emergency situations, braking
autonomously if required. Using front radar and camera sensors, AEB operates in
three stages. Initially warning the driver visually and acoustically, it controls the brake
according to the collision danger stage and applies maximum braking force to avoid
a collision or minimise damage when a collision is unavoidable. The system is
activated when a vehicle or pedestrian is sensed in front of the car, operating at
speeds of 5 mph or above.
Besides the technologies tested by Euro NCAP, the All-New KONA offers High-
Beam Assist (HBA) with Static Low Beam Assist, Driver Attention Alert (DAA), Blind-
Spot Detection (BSD) and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert (RCCA).
As well as being equipped with the Hyundai SmartSense™ active safety
technologies, the Hyundai KONA also offers true SUV capability, thanks to the option
of four-wheel drive. The car’s progressive character is further underlined by its
modern connectivity features. It is being launched throughout Europe starting this
quarter.
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