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december 05, 2018 - Seat

SEAT Ibiza and Arona gain five-star safety rating from Latin NCAP

SEAT's vehicles have once again been awarded the top #safety rating from testing organisation Latin NCAP. Both the #Seat #ibiza and #arona achieved the highest level of safaety possibile in the Latin consumer protection body's series of tests, reinforcing the rwo vehicles' outstanding #safety performance, having already achieved 5 stars in Europe under Euro NCAP testing last year.

The results underline SEAT's capability in developing vehicles that not only meet the needs of a diverse consumer base with a multitude of needs, but also the ability to offer among the safest cars on the market. The #Seat #ibiza and #arona went through a rigorous set of tests to determine adult and child occupant #safety. Active/primary #safety tests are also part of the tests set. The #ibiza and #arona were subjected to three types of impact to determine adult and child occupant #safety: a front impact at 64km/h, a side impact at 50km/h and a side pole impact test conducted at 29km/h. Regarding active #safety, ESC (Electronic Stability Control), Seatbelt Reminders (SBR) and Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) has been also tested with successful results. On each occasion the organisation judged that occupants were well protected should an accident occur; the #ibiza and #arona scored 89% and 88% for adult protection and 85% and 87% for child protection respectively.

"We're grafied with the outstanding safity the #ibiza and #arona have achived in Latin NCAP's demanding tests, and it emphasised our committment to guaranteeing the highest level of both active and passive #safety in all the models we produce," said Dr Matthias Rabe, Vice-President for Research and Development at #Seat.

The Ibiza and Arona's list of standard #safety equipment played a huge part in the vehicles achiving Latin NCAP's highest #safety rating. Both cars benefit from six airbags giving occupants both front and lateral protection as well as belt load limiters and pretensioners, while the child restrain systems meet the very highest demands of the Latin American and the Caribbean markets. Latin NCAP provides consumers with independent, transparent #safety information about vehicles available in Latin America. The high-scoring results from the #ibiza and #arona Latin NCAP tests are hugely commendable, because although the tests differ slightly from those run in Europe at Euro NCAP, they have become significantly tougher as market demands for #safety features grow.

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