The South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor India Limited’s flagship SUV, Tucson, has managed to achieve a perfect five-star safety rating in the Bharat NCAP crash tests. It is the first-ever Hyundai vehicle to be tested by Bharat NCAP. Prior to its crash test in India by BNCAP, in the Latin NCAP conducted in 2022, the Hyundai Tucson only managed to score three stars.
The current generation of the Hyundai Tucson has achieved an impressive 30.84 points out of a total of 32 in the adult occupant protection tests. In addition to this, the SUV also managed to score 14.84 out of 16 points in the frontal offset deformable barrier test.
Additionally, the Tucson has managed to score 16/16 in the side movable deformable barrier test. When tested for child occupant protection, the Tucson scored 41 out of 49 points. Its dynamic score was 24/24 points, and the SUV scored 12 out of 12 points in the CRS (Child Restraint Systems).
Bharat NCAP has stated that the Hyundai Tucson offered “good” protection to both the driver and the passenger sitting at the front. It added that “adequate” protection was offered to the driver’s chest, and “good” protection was offered to the front passenger’s chest. The same was the case with the footwells of both the driver and the passenger.