Ford Fiesta Gets 5 star Safety Rating in China NCAP
Not that it matters an iota to Ford Fiesta fans and owners, but here’s more proof that the car is – besides being fun to drive – one safe bag of tricks. The car has obtained a maximum 5 star safety rating from the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, which recently released its China New Car Assessment Program ratings. The Ford Fiesta 1.5 litre MT scored 12.32, 15.38 and 14.77 in the frontal 100 percent overlap rigid barrier, side impact and 40 percent offset impact respectively in the China New Car Assessment Program crash test, and received an additional 3 points for having other safety features such as 6 airbags, in this case driver and co-driver seat airbags, new side-chest airbags and inflatable air curtains for front and back seat occupants.
While this should make the car an even more convincing proposition for Chinese customers, the car already does not have a problem winning lots of new friends – introduced in China in 2009, over 75,000 new Fiestas were sold there previous year, a 59 percent increase compared to the year before.Program crash test, and received an additional 3 points for having other safety features such as 6 airbags, in this case driver and co-driver seat airbags, new side-chest airbags and inflatable air curtains for front and back seat occupants. While this should make the car an even more convincing proposition for Chinese customers, the car already does not have a problem winning lots of new friends – introduced in China in 2009, over 75,000 new Ford Fiestas were sold there previous year, a 59 percent increase compared to the year before.