Volkswagen Taigun has proven its safety prowess once again by scoring a full 5-star rating in Latin NCAP. The New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (Latin NCAP) published this crash test result. It is worth mentioning that the Volkswagen Taigun has already scored a 5-star safety rating in Global NCAP and is one of the safest mid-size SUVs in India.
Volkswagen Taigun: Latin NCAP results
The made-in-India Volkswagen Taigun offers six airbags and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) as standard in the Latin American markets. It achieved 92.47 percent in adult occupant safety, 91.84 percent in child occupant safety, 55.14 percent in pedestrian protection & vulnerable road users and 83.28 percent in safety assist.
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The car was tested for frontal impact, side impact, side pole impact, whiplash, pedestrian protection, Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) city and interurban, Speed Assist and ESC. According to Latin NCAP, all the standard and tested equipment showed good performance allowing the Taigun to achieve five stars.
Here’s what Volkswagen India has to say about it:
Commenting on the results, Piyush Arora, Managing Director and CEO of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India said, “We’re tremendously proud of the safety track record of our vehicles built on the MQB A0-IN platform. The 5-star rating earned by the Volkswagen Taigun comes close on the heels of similar 5-star Latin NCAP rating for the Volkswagen Virtus.”
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He added, “In fact all our INDIA 2.0 models – Volkswagen Taigun, Volkswagen Virtus, Škoda Kushaq and Škoda Slavia have also received the prestigious Global NCAP 5-star ratings for both adult and child occupant protection, making them the safest made-in-India cars. We continue to be committed to bringing Indian buyers the highest quality products, that are on par with what’s available to global markets.”
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