New Volkswagen Touran Awarded Top Marks In Latest Euro Ncap Tests

• Maximum five-star rating for all-new Touran MPV
• High scores recorded in all four EuroNCAP test categories
• Based on Volkswagen's MQB platform with a range of new safety systems and features
• New Touran available to order now from £22,240 – first deliveries in December

The all-new Volkswagen Touran has been awarded a five-star rating by independent safety organisation Euro NCAP – with an overall score that marks it out as one of the safest and most protective family cars in the industry.

Set to arrive in the UK in December, the new Touran excelled in the latest round of Euro NCAP tests, thanks to its a first-class safety package that includes an optimised body structure, highly effective belt, seat and airbag combination and innovative driver assistance systems. The Touran performed strongly in all four key areas: occupant protection for adults and children, pedestrian protection and safety assistance, and highlighted Volkswagen's commitment to occupant and pedestrian safety.

Euro NCAP has been regarded as one of the most important benchmarks for vehicle safety in Europe since 1997. The new Touran was put through the organisation's newest and most
rigorous test programme, and recorded an 88 per cent rating for adult safety. The tests carried
out included:

• Frontal impact into a deformable barrier at 40mph with 40 per cent overlap
• Frontal impact at 30mph into a rigid barrier with 100 per cent overlap
• Impact from the side at 30mph into the vehicle side structure
• Side impact against a pole at 20mph

The new family MPV also recorded excellent results in the important child protection sub-section. Thanks to ISOFIX and top tether child seat anchors being fitted as standard, the new Touran achieved over 89 per cent of the available points. In the pedestrian protection category, the Touran was given a total score of 71 per cent with recognition of the Touran's numerous engineering features designed to reduce the risk of injury to passers-by.

The new Touran is available to order now with prices starting from £22,240. Based on Volkswagen's MQB platform, the new model offers more space, greater practicality and lower running costs than the previous model. Safety equipment includes airbags for driver and front-seat passenger (with front-seat passenger airbag deactivation and including knee airbag on the driver's side) and a head airbag system for front and rear-seat passengers, including side airbags. The new Touran also has systems such as Electronic Stability Control (ESC), including ABS with Brake Assist, Automatic Post-Collision Braking, a Tyre Pressure Monitoring System and Driver Alert on board as standard.

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