2015 Euro NCAP safest cars (video)

Euro NCAP 2015 Best in class safest cars

Posted By: World Auto Evolution January 16, 2016

Which are the safest cars in Europe for 2015? Euro NCAP consortium, which assesses the safety of the new cars in Europe, has declared eight safest “Best in Class” cars in 2015 according to the individual automotive classes.

The final grade is based on four main categories, which are Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Pedestrian and Safety Assist.

With the exception of the winner in the sport roadster class all members of the “Best in Class 2015 club” achieved the 5 star rating. A more detailed analysis of last year’s safest cars with video follows later in this article.

2015 Euro NCAP safest cars

Ever wondered about the speed at which cars are tested? Here are short explanations of each impact that cars have to face.

Euro NCAP Frontal Impact takes place at 64 km/h (40 miles per hour) when 40% of the width of the tested car strikes into a deformable barrier.
In the Full Width test, 100 percent of the width of the car impact a rigid barrier at 50 km/h (31 mph).
In the side impact, a mobile deformable barrier impacts the driver’s door at 50 km/h (31 mph).
In the pole test, the test car is propelled sideways at 32 km/h (20 mph) into a rigid pole.

Euro NCAP Best in Class Cars of 2015 (video):

1. Large Off-Road: Volvo XC90

Tested Model: Volvo XC90 D5 ‘Momentum’, LHD

Adult Occupant:97%

Child Occupant: 87%

Pedestrian: 72%

Safety Assist: 100%

Volvo XC90 is the only car that reached maximum 100% in a particular category. He gained all possible points for its built-in Safety Assist tecnologies.

2. Small Off-Road: Mercedes-Benz GLC

Tested Model: Mercedes-Benz GLC 220d 4MATIC ‘Exclusive’

Adult Occupant:95%

Child Occupant: 89%

Pedestrian: 82%

Safety Assist: 71%

3. Large Family car: Jaguar XE

Tested Model: Jaguar XE 2.0 diesel ‘Prestige’, RHD

Adult Occupant:92%

Child Occupant: 82%

Pedestrian: 81%

Safety Assist: 82%

We had a tie in this category. Both Jaguar XE and Toyota Avensis tests gave identical score. The winner was declared on basis that all of the Jaguar’s safety equimpment comes as standard while some of Toyota’s is available only as an option.

4. Small Family car: Infiniti Q30

Tested Model: Infiniti Q30 1.5d MT Premium, LHD

Adult Occupant:84%

Child Occupant: 86%

Pedestrian: 91%

Safety Assist: 81%

Infiniti Q30 performed excellent in all areas of assesment. It’s pedestrian rating of 91% is among the best overall thanks to Q30’s active bonnet.