THE MITSUBISHI ASX RECEIVES A 5-STAR RATING AT EURO NCAP COMPREHENSIVE 2011 TESTING
~ Mitsubishi ASX gains 5-star rating at Euro NCAP Comprehensive 2011 ~
Less than a year after its successful market introduction in Europe, the Mitsubishi ASX compact crossover confirms the excellence of its engineering with the Euro NCAP crash test results released today, a 5-Star (new protocol) achievement that will add to ASX’ many virtues.
In detail, ASX’ impressive performance reads as follows1:
* Adult occupant: 86 %
* Child occupant: 78 %
* Pedestrian: 60 %
* Safety assist: 71 %
This high level of built-in passive safety comes as a result of a very comprehensive safety package including items such as:
* Shape optimisation of the octagonal-section straight front side members for better energy absorption.
* “Triple-leg” bearing structure linking the rear end of the front side member with the dash cross center and lower members to efficiently disperse frontal impact energy.
* Front section of the side members featuring a crush box structure that absorbs impact energy to prevent its transmission to the full length of the member in low-speed impacts. This minimises damage to the body as a whole and reduces repair costs.
* Reinforced girdle body construction - in which side member reinforcements are welded together. Highly effective in absorbing crash energy in frontal, rear and side impacts.
* Use of high-tensile steel (see above) reduces weight and increases stiffness.
All these measures (and more) complement Mitsubishi Motors’ proprietary RISE (“Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution”). As a reminder, RISE is meant to integrate and interconnect structural elements for an active protection of the passengers during an accident. This design brings dramatic advances in multi-directional impact safety performance, dispersing energy loads during front, side and rear crashes and controlling distortion.
In parallel, the very good 60% rating for pedestrian safety results from the implementation of further items, such as:
* Bonnet design featuring a double bulge (creating a crushable zone for pedestrians)
* Open section construction of the windshield support
* Plastic front wings
* Energy absorbing front bumper (leg injury mitigation)
Beyond - courtesy of the all-inclusive electronic architecture of its “Project Global” platform - ASX also offers the full palette of active & passive safety devices, including (availability according to model and market):
* Active Stability Control
* Traction Control
* Hill Start Assist system
* ABS
* Electronic Brake Distribution
* Brake Assist
* Emergency Stop signal System
* Up to 7 airbags (incl. driver knee airbag) depending on market and version
Introduced in Europe late Spring of 2010, ASX has already won over 22,665 customers in the region during CY2010.
[1] http://www.euroncap.com/results/mitsubishi/asx/2011/424.aspx
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