Subaru’s range of vehicles just received top recognition for their safety rating.
The 2016 Japan new car assessment programme evaluated the “EyeSight”-equipped Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester, Levorg and WRX and scored them with the top ASV++ rating in the new car assessment programme’s preventive safety performance tests.
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, announced that the tests of its new vehicles included their car-to-car autonomous emergency braking system, lane departure warning system, and rear view monitoring system, as well as the new car-to-pedestrian autonomous braking system.
The car-to-pedestrian autonomous breaking system evaluates effectiveness of driver alerts and pre-collision braking in accident scenarios to see how the vehicle reacts while travelling at 10km/h to 60km/h and approaching a target that simulated a pedestrian crossing the road.
All the Subaru models tested won the highest possible ASV++ rating, with the new Impreza scoring 68,9 points, the Legacy and Outback 68,0 points, the Forester 69,5 points, and the Levorg and WRX 68,5 points.
Since the launch of the new car assessment programme’s preventive safety performance assessment, for the 2014-15 financial year, all of Subaru’s EyeSight-equipped models have so far been awarded the highest possible rating.
This is a testament to strong preventive safety performance of Subaru vehicles underpinned by the EyeSight driving-alert safety system’s designers.
Subaru will continue to improve its primary, active, passive, and pre-collision safety technologies under its “all-around safety” principle – EyeSight – which underpins an enjoyment and peace of mind driving experience for all drivers and passengers.
Under consideration for launch in Mzansi next year, the all-new Impreza has already been nominated for the 2017 World Car of the Year award.
