New Maruti Suzuki Dzire gets 5 stars in Global NCAP safety test – Car News

Meet the first Maruti Suzuki The new generation Dzire is the vehicle that received the highest marks in the Global NCAP Safety assessment. The compact sedan received five stars for adult and child passenger safety. After announcing the Dzire’s crash test results, Towards Zero Foundation Chief Executive David Ward said: “The five-star rating of the new Dzire sets a significant safety standard for Maruti Suzuki compared to the previous version of this model and other versions we have from Maruti. tested.” He further added: “We are optimistic that Maruti will try to achieve this high level of safety performance across its model range going forward. If they do this, it will be a game-changer in vehicle safety for Indian consumers.”

Maruti Suzuki will launch the new fourth generation Dzire On November 11.

Global NCAP safety testing: New Dzire vs Old

Maruti Suzuki’s new Dzire structure and footwell area are rated as stable and can withstand greater loading. The new sedan is packed with safety features and comes standard with 6 airbags, 3-point seatbelts for all seats, Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Hill Start Assist, ABS with EBD, reverse parking sensors, ISOFIX child seat mounts and ABS . EBD. In preliminary testing, the driver dummy’s chest showed marginal protection. Pillar testing showed full head protection and side impact testing showed full protection for adult occupants. Because, new Dzire It received a 5-star rating for both adult and child passengers. The 18-month-old dummy showed full protection, and the three-year-old dummy showed good protection on the head and chest; Neck protection can be improved by wearing a rear-facing CRS. Side impact protection for child passengers showed full protection.

The current third-generation Dzire previously received two stars for adult occupant protection and two stars for child occupant protection. This model offers two front airbags and ESC as standard. The structure and footwell area were rated as unstable. Side impact testing showed poor protection to the dummy chest, and pole testing was not performed as this model does not offer side head protection, even as an option.

Maruti Suzuki Dzire Global NCAP safety test: Adult Occupant Protection

The new generation Dzire received 31.24 points out of 34. The sedan managed to score highly because frontal crash results revealed that the Dzire offers good head and neck protection for the driver and front passenger. The driver’s chest showed marginal protection, while the passenger’s chest showed adequate protection and the knees were well protected. The important thing to note is that the footwell area and the body shell are rated as stable and can withstand greater loading. The ESC that comes as standard performed acceptably according to Global NCAP.

Maruti Suzuki Dzire Global NCAP safety test: Child Occupant Protection

Maruti Suzuki Dzire scored 39.20 out of 49 in the Global NCAP safety test. During the evaluation, a forward-facing child seat for a 3-year-old child with ISOFIX attachment effectively prevented excessive forward movement during a frontal collision, providing full protection for the head and chest. However, it provided limited protection to the neck.

For a rear-facing 18-month-old child seat with ISOFIX mounts and support leg, the system successfully prevented head exposure during a frontal collision, providing full protection to the head and torso.