NCAP Awards New Ford Focus Highest Safety Rating

[SpoolMan]

see pic below.
In the latest phase of Euro NCAP safety tests, the new Ford Focus has been awarded a best-in-class five star occupant protection rating.

The new Focus has also become the first and only vehicle to be awarded by EuroNCAP a 100 per cent occupant safety rating for both offset frontal and side impact test modes, and to have achieved 100 per cent for child dynamic injury protection for 1½ and 3 year old child crash test dummies. No other car has achieved such an outstanding safety performance in any Euro NCAP test phase.

At a news conference today in Madrid, Spain, Euro NCAP presented the new Ford Focus with a best-in-class five-star overall safety rating (35.46 points), a four-star child protection rating and a competitive two-star pedestrian protection rating. These scores build on the strong performance already demonstrated by the Focus C-MAX that was the first car ever to be awarded a four-star child protection rating.

Adrian Hobbs, Secretary General of Euro NCAP said: "The Ford Focus achieved the highest score for occupant safety ever achieved since we began testing new vehicles seven years ago and this makes it the best performing vehicle in its class. Our procedures and protocols are recognised the world over as the most rigorous and exacting, but the Ford product development team has helped raise the benchmark in terms of safety - giving other manufacturers something to strive for."

In addition, the new Focus achieved top honours in two independent neck injury evaluations carried out by Folksam and the International Insurance Whiplash Prevention Group (IIWPG). This performance is extremely important as neck injuries in rear impact make up 75 per cent of all personal injury claims in Europe.

New Focus is a Class Leader
Throughout the bodystyle range, the new Focus has a structure that was designed to protect its occupants within a lightweight and highly efficient survival cell. It’s constructed from variable-gauge laser-welded panels of high strength steel. Both the occupant cell and the surrounding energy-absorbing crush zones have been rigorously tested in virtual and physical form, verified by the most powerful computers in the industry and tested in a state-of-the-art safety centre.

[MAD]

GO THE FOCUS!!
Maybe that might help them sell in AUS if they bring the new model out here.

Have the bumped up the power yet?

[SpoolMan]

Originally Posted by MADXF

GO THE FOCUS!!
Maybe that might help them sell in AUS if they bring the new model out here.

Have the bumped up the power yet?

the new model is coming out here next year and the standard Focus will have 107 kw, that will get along very well in that little car.
Also read a review today from a Aussie journalist, he was pleasantly surprised who good this car is.

In a recent review on a UK TV show called Top Gear, the new Focus didn't win any favour points in the styling category, quite a step backwards from the more aggressive looking older models in fact. I couldnt agree more with this observation, the new model just doesnt have the presence the '03 or '04 RS has.

In the interior though the new model was reviewed as having made some impressive leaps forward, with the plastics feeling a lot more solid and the general dash being much more thought out in terms of placement of objects.

Personally, I'm still deciding between the Golf V, the Zetec R, or the Fiesta. Hrm.

[champsky]

see...aand who said small cars arent safe????

top stuff and GO THE FOCUS!!!!

[Timmeh]

Originally Posted by XRFPV8

The new Focus has also become the first and only vehicle to be awarded by EuroNCAP a 100 per cent occupant safety rating for both offset frontal and side impact test modes, and to have achieved 100 per cent for child dynamic injury protection for 1½ and 3 year old child crash test dummies. No other car has achieved such an outstanding safety performance in any Euro NCAP test phase.

Interesting! The Euro Fords usually have excellent safety ratings, especially the Focus, as it is Fords bread and butter car in Europe in a fierce market.

Thanks for the post! Would like to get my hands on a new Focus to see what its all about!

Tim

[whippet_zetec]

cant wait for the new focus, safety ratings are the first on my agenda when looking at a car but its always good to know you are getting a good safety package along with a great little car.

[zetec]

How can you argue against that?!!! 5 stars!!! A CAtback and K&N would see you kissing 115kw hopefully. Sweeeeet. 150hp Focus mmmm

[xe351]

i have some pics

[xe351]

[xe351]

woooaa - not sure how, but wrong thread!!! oops sorry peoples

[KenLee]

Ah, looks like Ford Europe went retro with the facelifted Focus

[Ives]

Awesome.

I'm hoping to get the Mk 2.5 Focus XR5T for my next car.

[BlackLS]

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