虞煥榮 張明玄/台北報導

▲(圖/Euro NCAP)
2012年對於Euro NCAP(歐洲新車安全協會)來說是個里程碑,這一年,該協會首度將商用/家庭廂型車納入撞擊測試的單一級距中,而在針對去年一整年的測試結果,共計有25款新車獲得五顆星評價,而在各級距車型中,則由Renault Clio、Volvo V40、BMW 3 Series、Fiat 500L、Ford B-MAX、Ford Kuga、Hyundai Santa Fe以及Ford Transit Custom等8款出勝出。

▲Supermini級距最家安全車款:Renault Clio。(圖/Euro NCAP)


▲小型房車級距最安全車款:Volvo V40。(圖/Euro NCAP)


▲小型MPV級距最安全車款:Fiat 500L。(圖/Euro NCAP)


▲家庭房車級距最安全車款:BMW 3-Series(圖/Euro NCAP)


▲小型MPV級距最安全車款:Ford B-Max。(圖/Euro NCAP)


▲大型SUV級距最安全車款:Hyundai Santa Fe。(圖/Euro NCAP)


▲小型SUV級距最安全車款:Ford Kuga。(圖/Euro NCAP)


▲商旅車級距最安全車款:Ford Transit。(圖/Euro NCAP)
撞擊測試的標準門檻一年嚴苛過一年,除了上述首次被拉入加入測試的商用車級距外,2012年也對於行人撞擊防護的評分比率拉高,並將AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking) 自動緊急煞車系統的配備與否納入評分因素中;「隨著受測規範的年年提升,我們的用意在於灌輸消費者對主動安全系統的認知,這將促使車廠能更審慎評估產品的安全參數,車主們也能由逐步普及的安全配備中受益。」Euro NCAP秘書長Michiel van Ratingen說道。
雖然各級距安全車款在年度測試中表現可圈可點,但Euro NCAP也同時點出了幾款「雖不中,亦不遠矣」的準優勝車款,諸如Ford Fiesta、Opel Mokka、Volvo V60 Plug-in及Subaru Forester等;Michiel van Ratingen指出:「2013年,安全評估的層面將變得更廣,與兒童乘坐安全息息相關的座椅設計會進一步得到關注」,他強調,由於車輛電子輔助系統的普及,在Euro NCAP的規劃中,今年,智慧型車速輔助系統亦會被列入測試的評測項目。
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