All-New Kia Seltos Awarded 5-Star Bharat NCAP Safety Rating
Pune: The all-new Kia Seltos has been awarded a 5-star safety rating by the Bharat New Vehicle Assessment Program (BNCAP) with 76.70 out of 100 total scores, the highest ever score for an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle in India.
The SUV scored 31.70/32 points for adult occupant protection and 45/49 points for child protection, with standard features such as 6 airbags and electronic stability control (ESC), hill start assist control (HAC) and all-wheel drive disc brakes.
The new Kia Seltos SUV has been tagged between Rs 11 to Rs 20 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi.
The certificate was presented to Kia India by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari at a special ceremony.
Seltos frontal impact test
Kia India MD and CEO Gwanggu Lee stated that safety is a core part of Kia’s product philosophy.
“This milestone sets a new benchmark for security and reflects our commitment to deliver globally benchmarked security standards to customers in India,” he said.
In the front offset deformable barrier test, the Seltos provided good protection to the head and neck of the driver and passenger. Chest and lower body protection was also rated as good.
Seltos crashed from the front during testing
The Seltos provided good protection for passengers in side action deformable barrier and side pillar impact tests.
Dynamic tests were carried out using child restraint systems. The Seltos scored 24/24 dynamic score and 12/12 CRS setup score. Vehicle evaluation score was 9/13.
The test car was equipped with front airbags, side head curtain and side thorax airbags, seat belt pretensioner, load limiting, seat belt reminder, ESC and ISOFIX.
