Mercedes-Benz’s E-Class sedan and Peugeot’s 3008 crossover have been awarded with a maximum five-star safety rating during the latest round of assessments conducted by Euro NCAP.
The German executive saloon has scored 95 percent for Adult Occupant, where the dummies’ readings indicate ‘good’ or ‘adequate’ protection for the key areas of the body. The poorest rating noted is ‘marginal’ and was achieved by the rear passenger’s chest, during the frontal full width impact.
The latest generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class is also child-friendly, with a 90 percent score, while the Pedestrian protection carries a 77 percent rating, with the front area of the hood and the A-pillars being noted ‘poor’. In the Safety Assist, the four-door vehicle has been rated at 62 percent, thanks to the standard automatic emergency braking.
Unveiled earlier this year with an updated design that moves away from the previous MPV, the 2017 Peugeot 3008 has scored top notch as well in Euro NCAP’s tests. The crossover showed either ‘good’ or ‘adequate’ protection for the adult occupants, with the only problem being on the driver’s chest in the frontal impact, noted as ‘marginal.
The Adult Occupant protection sits at 86 percent for the French vehicle, while Child protection was rated at 85 percent. In the pedestrian impact test, the new 3008 was rated with 67 percent and sees the lower and side parts of the windshields as the most problematic ones. Since the autonomous braking system is not standard on all models, the safety systems carry a 58 percent rating.
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