The all-new Honda CR-V e:HEV and e:PHEV models with Sensing 360, have been awarded the maximum five-star rating in the latest Euro NCAP safety tests.
Embodying Honda’s commitment to zero
road fatalities involving any of its products by 2050, the
sixth-generation CR-V features a number of improved and upgraded
technologies to achieve one of the highest levels of passenger and
pedestrian safety in its class.
Honda Sensing 360 features a 100°
forward facing camera, millimetre-wave radar, and four corner radars to
offer a complete 360° view around the vehicle. Object recognition by
image, via the CR-V’s updated front camera, and object detection by
radar, allows the vehicle to identify road lines, verges, motorcycles,
cyclists and other vehicles.
Included within Honda’s expansive
Sensing 360 offering is an improved Front Cross Traffic Warning, which
is designed to detect the presence of vehicles to the left, right and in
front of the car before issuing audible, visual and tactile alerts to
alert the driver if approaching with too much speed.
If the
driver fails to respond, the Collision Mitigation Braking System is
triggered, which automatically applies light brake pressure to help
reduce the likelihood or severity of a frontal impact. If the system
senses imminent collision, it will now brake forcefully.
In
addition to Honda Sensing 360, to meet stringent Euro NCAP crash impact
safety standards for Adult Occupant Protection, the CR-V’s body
incorporates a number of structural braces to enhance the overall
passive safety of the vehicle.
This includes the side frame and
upper chassis member designed with multiple load paths to efficiently
absorb collision energy away from occupants. In addition, the A-pillar
has been designed and reinforced to suppress deformation of the
passenger cell.
These structural improvements have been
incorporated into the CR-V chassis to conform to the new Mobile
Progressive Deformable Barrier (MPDB), Advanced European Mobile
Deformable Barrier and 32 km/h pole crash tests. Due to the increased
battery size of the e:PHEV variant, further floor cross members have
been added to the chassis to minimize deformation of the floor from side
collisions.
In addition to the stronger, more protective
chassis, all trim variants of the new CR-V incorporate a total of 11
airbags as standard, including knee airbags for both front occupants to
reduce injury during front impacts and side airbags to protect front and
rear seat passengers. A front centre airbag features for the first
time, which prevents a collision between the driver and front passenger
during a side impact.
This level of protection is extended to all
occupants, not just adults, as the car also scored well in the Child
Occupant Protection category thanks to the integrated ISOFIX mounting
points that conform to the latest European i-Size standards.
The
Elegance grade CR-V e:HEV, equipped with Honda’s Sensing system,
achieved a four-star rating in the new, more stringent NCAP tests.
