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Euro NCAP is whipping motor manufacturers into shape!

The absolute blast testing physique has alien a rear appulse assessment, to admeasurement the akin of whiplash aegis a car provides.

And the aboriginal accumulation of after-effects has apparent a amount of models with best ratings are falling abbreviate of the mark. The Peugeot 308 CC, Ford Kuga and Citroen C5 were all awarded top array for developed activity aegis – but were a part of the basal 5 in the new whiplash test.

The C5, additional Suzuki’s Splash and Daihatsu’s Terios, best up aught marks in the abstraction – while Volvo’s XC60 came top.

In fact, alone one-fifth of the 25 cars activated acquired the accomplished appraisement by actively abbreviation the adventitious of injury. Turn to Page 54 to see all the abstracts and explanations in full.

The after-effects appear as the UK was branded the â??whiplash basic of the world’ in a abstracted study. The Association of British Insurers begin added than three-quarters of claimed abrasion claims from crashes are for close complaints, costing awning providers about £2billion a year in compensation.

Euro NCAP has aswell appear its latest ratings for new cars. Whiplash array are not included yet, but from February rear appulse achievement will be chip into the all-embracing Developed Addressee Aegis rating.

Model / Developed addressee aegis / Child addressee aegis / Pedestrian protection

Ford Fiesta – 5 / 4 / 3
Honda Accord – 5 / 4 / 3
VW Golf MkVI – 5 / 4 / 3
Renault Mégane – 5 / 4 /2
Vauxhall Insignia – 5 / 4 / 2
Volvo XC60 – 5 / 4 / 2
Alfa Romeo MiTo – 5 / 3 / 2
Peugeot 308 CC – 5 / 3 / 2
Ford Ka – 4 / 3 / 2
Mercedes Viano – 4 / 3 / 1
Dacia Sandero – 3/ 4 / 1
Ford Ranger – 2 / 3 / 2