Tata-owned JLR has announced that the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport have been awarded five-star ratings in the latest Euro NCAP safety tests.
A press release from JLR noted that the Range Rover scored 87% for Child Occupant Protection and 72% for Vulnerable Road Users, while the Range Rover Sport achieved an 85% rating for Adult Occupant Protection.
Both models are based on a new mixed-metal, flexible Modular Longitudinal Architecture, which provides foundations for a suite of state-of-the-art driver assistance technologies. Both SUVs obtained 82% for Safety Assist.
Notably, both the models come with 3D Surround Camera and ClearSight Ground View, Driver Condition Response, Pre-emptive suspension, Adaptive Cruise Control and Steering Assist and Park Assist as standard.
Additionally, the new Range Rover is up to 50% stiffer than its predecessor, while the Range Rover Sport is 35% stiffer than before.
Thomas Mueller, Executive Director, Product Engineering, Jaguar Land Rover, said, “Our strong, mixed metal MLA-Flex body architecture provides solid foundations for a suite of cutting-edge active safety systems that combined, work in harmony to protect occupants and other road users.”
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