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The Honda Insight has been rated
one of the UK's safest cars,
setting the benchmark for hybrid
cars, according to the new
independent crash testing
results from Euro NCAP.
The Insight is in good company,
with the Jazz, Civic and Accord
all awarded the maximum five
star rating since the
introduction of the new rating
scheme.
Euro NCAP’s new rating scheme
focuses on the vehicle’s overall
safety performance which gives
consumers an easy to understand
single score. The new system
considers passenger protection
during impact to the front, side
and rear of the car, and pole
(if the car impacts with a tree
or other fixed narrow object),
child protection and pedestrian
protection. The availability of
driver safety aids is also
considered.
The Euro NCAP rating for Insight
reflects Honda’s commitment to
passenger and pedestrian safety.
‘Real-world’ safety has always
been an important consideration
for Honda when developing new
models. Honda’s car-to-car crash
test facility at the Tochigi R&D
plant analyses impacts between
models of different sizes and
weights and develops solutions
to avoid injuries for all
parties.
SAFETY IN THE HONDA
INSIGHT
Vehicle Stability
Assist (VSA): Helps the driver
to maintain control during
cornering, acceleration and
sudden manoeuvres, by applying
braking to the right or left
wheels as necessary and managing
the engine torque systems as
required.
Advanced Compatibility
Engineering (ACE): The
Insight shell is a protective
cocoon constructed of 42 per
cent high tensile steel that
disperses energy produced from a
crash – boosting protection for
its passengers by 20 per cent.
The Advanced Compatibility
Engineering (ACE) body structure
is now a well-established
feature in Honda’s safety
armoury.
Designed to protect passengers
in a variety of ‘real-world’
crash conditions, these include:
a frontal collision between
vehicles of differing heights,
weights and frame construction.
The ACE body structure of the
Insight prevents cabin crumple
whilst reducing the chances of
vertical or lateral misalignment
between the Insight and another
vehicle's safety structures. The
ACE structure provides
exceptional stiffness which also
improves side impact protection.
Pedestrian protection:
The Insight is packed with
features to protect
pedestrians. Research has shown
that these features can
dramatically improve a
pedestrian's chance of survival
if struck by a moving vehicle.
Features include: windscreen
wiper pivots designed to break
away on impact, energy absorbing
front wing mounts and bonnet
hinges, as well as a clear area
beneath the bonnet to allow it
to crumple and absorb impact.
Active headrests:
The new Insight is also
equipped with front seat active
headrests which reduce the
likelihood of neck injury in
rear impacts. As the occupant is
pushed against the seat back, a
rigid plate in the seat presses
a link to the headrest pushing
it up and forward to support the
head.
Airbags and seatbelts:
Dual front, side and full-length
side curtain airbags are fitted
as standard on all models; the
front seatbelts have load
limiting pretensioners. Two
ISOFIX fittings in both the left
and right rear seats together
with tether anchor points in the
rear roof ensure correct
installation and secure
child-seat mounting points.
Braking: The
Insight comes with Anti-lock
Braking System (ABS), Electronic
Brake-force Distribution (EBD)
and Emergency Brake Assist (EBA). |
