At the current Safer with Skoda occasion to have a good time the five-star Global NCAP (GNCAP) crash check outcomes of its Slavia and Kushaq fashions, Skoda went on to reiterate its dedication to security in India. Speaking to Autocar India, model director Petr Solc acknowledged that, other than simply crash check efficiency, lively security can also be crucial to Skoda and it’s being evaluated for the subsequent set of mannequin refreshes in India.

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“For us at Skoda, safety is part of our DNA and part of our strategy,” Solc stated. “And when we see that the Indian government is paying more and more attention to safety, so then we also use part of our USP, which is safety.” Much of the Kushaq and Slavia’s (and by extension, VW’s Taigun and Virtus) excessive GNCAP rating is all the way down to their chassis, which is made with a excessive share of high-strength and ultra-high-strength metal, as a part of the MQB A0 IN platform, which can later spawn a smaller SUV too. In truth, the Body-In-White (BIW), an uncovered chassis of the Kushaq, was on show on the occasion, and will probably be proven to clients in showrooms throughout the nation as properly.

The uncovered chassis confirmed precisely the place high-strength and ultra-high-strength metal are used.
 

Skoda Kushaq, Slavia to get extra security options

But, as they are saying, prevention is healthier than remedy, and whereas the sturdy chassis will prevent after a crash, the best-case situation is stopping the crash within the first place with the assistance of lively security options. This is one thing Skoda agrees with, and never one to sit down on its GNCAP laurels, the model is taking a look at introducing extra lively security tech in future fashions and mannequin updates. “In terms of active [safety] and ADAS, with all the new generations, facelifts and also model year of our cars, in each generation and each year we will bring additional safety elements,” Solc stated. “Also, on the Kushaq and the Slavia, you can look forward to additional safety elements that we will be bringing to our cars. And not only for these two models, but for everything in the future.”

As far as current lively security measures go, all Skoda India cars and SUVs are at present outfitted, as normal, with ABS, EBD, ESC, TCS, rollover mitigation, brake disc wiping and a tyre strain monitor. They additionally get Multi-Collision Braking, which actively corrects the automobile’s trajectory after a collision, stopping additional collisions, and motor-slip regulation, which, in essence, will increase engine braking when it detects fast deceleration. Additionally, the flagship Skoda Kodiaq SUV comes with lively security options like anti-slip regulation (ASR), brake pre-fill and driver fatigue alert as normal. Which lively security options will probably be launched in India stays to be seen, however internationally, the Kodiaq is obtainable with sensor-based ADAS options like adaptive cruise management, visitors signal recognition, adaptive lane help, and lively ahead and reverse collision mitigation braking.

A historical past of Skoda and NCAP

The Slavia was the most recent Skoda mannequin to be crash examined by unbiased security physique Global NCAP, and got here out with twin five-star rating, for each grownup and baby occupants. Prior to this, its SUV counterpart, the Kushaq, obtained the identical rankings, and each automobiles scored excessive on factors too. However, internationally, these are usually not the primary Skodas to be crash examined by NCAP companies, and the model has had a stellar monitor document with this.

“All our cars are 5-star rated; not only the Kushaq and Slavia, but also cars like the Kodiaq,” Solc stated. “For the last 15 years, all our cars that are distributed worldwide have got a 5-star rating.”

In the Euro NCAP crash exams, each Skoda mannequin since 2009 has scored 5 stars, save for the Citigo metropolis car, which scored 3 stars in 2019, however 5 in 2011. The five-star cars embrace the Octavia (2022, 2019, 2013), Fabia (2021, 2014), Enyaq iV (2021), Kamiq (2019), Scala (2019), Karoq (2017), Kodiaq (2017), Superb (2015, 2009), Rapid (2012) and Yeti (2009). The Superb and Roomster additionally scored 5 stars in 2008, and it’s value noting that even those who didn’t rating 5 stars previous to 2009, nonetheless scored 4.

It’s the same story with Australasian NCAP (ANCAP) the place each Skoda mannequin examined has been awarded 5 stars – the Fabia (2021), Kamiq (2019), Octavia (2019), Scala (2019), Karoq (2017) and Kodiaq (2017). Of all of the aforementioned 5-starrers, those which have been offered in India are the Karoq, Kodiaq, Yeti, and all iterations of the Octavia and Superb, albeit most of them had been regionally assembled.

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