Euro NCAP 5 Star Standard

OK, it’s time for a new car. What’s on the wish list? Nought to sixty in less than 8 seconds? Bose surround sound stereo? Leather sports seats? Your mind starts to explore the wonderful possibilities when suddenly; the cry of a new born baby brings you thundering back to reality with an unpleasant jolt. Without any kind of notification, warning or even apology the type of car you drive has been severely and permanently impacted by the beautiful bundle of joy, sleeping peacefully upstairs under a soft warm blanket.

There are now an alarming amount of considerations you will have to come to terms with when buying your new car. Can you get the baby in the back with only two doors? Is the boot big enough to store the mountain of baby equipment your over zealous friends have assured you is absolutely essential? How much room is there on the back seat for the baby seat? However there is one piece of readily available information about your new car that it is critical you know before you buy; the Euro NCAP test results.

The Euro NCAP rating examines the safety of new cars by crashing them into barriers. Each car is then awarded a star rating based on how safe the passengers of the car were in the crash. The 5? Standard is the highest award given and the pinnacle of car safety. In lay mans terms, the more stars a car has the more likely you, your partner and now significantly your new born child, are to walk away from a crash.

For a complete listing of all cars visit http://www.euroncap.com

So, now you have the necessary information, it’s bye bye fuel injection, hello impact protection.