The Renault Megane E-Tech electric has been awarded a full five-star security score by Euro NCAP, in the vehicle security body’s very first round of accident test results for 2022 that likewise included numerous other new models.
The Volkswagen Taigo coupe-SUV as well as facelifted Polo supermini, the most recent iteration of the Lexus NX as well as BMW’s 2 series Coupe were all evaluated by the security body together with the Renault as well as were all awarded the exact same five-star security score as the Megane E-Tech Electric.
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In contrast, the BMW 2 series Coupe – which was likewise put with its paces by Euro NCAP – was provided a still-respectable four-out-of-five-star score. Euro NCAP associated this partly down to the car’s autonomous emergency braking system, which carried out adequately in testing scenarios including vehicles as well as pedestrians however was less efficient in circumstances such as a bicyclist crossing the road.
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In its evaluation Euro NCAP awarded the Megane E-Tech electric the highest-possible rating, with the vehicle performing especially well for traveler protection. For the adult occupant category, the Megane earned an 85 per cent score, as well as the kid traveler score was even much better at 89%.
The car’s security help tech was rated well at 79 per cent, while the susceptible road individual security score was rated at 65 per cent. The Megane E-Tech Electric’s strong performance general is available in stark contrast to the electric Renault Zoe supermini’s Euro NCAP results, which grabbed headlines when it was downgraded in December 2021.
In that test, the Zoe carried out poorly across the board (especially in the security devices category, where it scored 14 per cent), as well as contributed to the Zoe ending up being only the third vehicle to ever be awarded a zero-star security score by Euro NCAP.
In reaction to the Renault Zoe’s 2021 accident test performance, Euro NCAP’s secretary General, Michiel van Ratingen, criticised Renault for the Zoe’s “disappointing results”, going on to say: “It is cynical to offer the consumer an budget-friendly eco-friendly vehicle if it comes at the cost of higher injury danger in the event of an accident.”
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