SEAT’s vehicles have once again been awarded the top safety rating from testing organisation Latin NCAP. Both the SEAT Ibiza and Arona, with 6 airbags and the Electronic Stability Control as a standard equipment, achieved the highest level of safety possible in the Latin American and the Caribbean consumer protection body’s series of tests, reinforcing the two vehicles’ outstanding safety performance, having already achieved 5 stars in Europe under Euro NCAP testing last year.
The results underline SEAT’s capability in developing vehicles that not only meet the needs of a diverse consumer base with a multitude of needs, but also the ability to offer among the safest cars on the market.
The SEAT Ibiza and Arona went through a rigorous set of tests to determine adult and child occupant safety. Active/primary safety tests are also part of the tests set.
The Ibiza and Arona were subjected to three types of impact to determine adult and child occupant safety: a front impact at 64km/h, a side impact at 50km/h and a side pole impact test conducted at 29km/h. Regarding active safety, ESC (Electronic Stability Control), Seatbelt Reminders (SBR) and Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) has been also tested with successful results.
On each occasion the organisation judged that occupants were well protected should an accident occur; the Ibiza and Arona scored 89% and 88% for adult protection and 85% and 87% for child protection respectively.