Maruti Suzuki S-Presso Scores 1-Star Rating In Latest Global NCAP Crash Test | V3Cars

14 December 2022
By Amit Saraswat
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Global NCAP recently revised their testing protocols and the S-Presso scored a 1-star rating in the latest crash test. The S-Presso hatchback scored a 0-star rating in child occupant safety and its body shell was found unstable.

Maruti Suzuki S-Presso Adult Occupant Safety

Maruti Suzuki S-Presso scored a 1-star rating in adult occupant safety, securing 20.03 points out of 34 points. It offered good protection to the driver and front co-passenger’s head and neck. However, the protection offered to the driver’s chest was poor and marginal for the front co-passenger. The latest crash test found that the driver’s knees and co-passenger’s right knee are prone to receive impact from dangerous structures in a crash. In the side impact test, the S-Presso offered marginal protection to the driver's head and chest while the abdomen and pelvis received good protection.

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Maruti Suzuki S-Presso Child Occupant Safety

The S-Presso scored a 0-star rating in child occupant safety, scoring 3.52 points out of 49 points. The latest crash test found that the S-Presso was not capable of preventing head exposure in the frontal impact of a 3-year-old sitting on a child seat. For the 18-month child seat test, the S-Presso offered good protection and prevented the test dummy from head exposure.

Maruti Suzuki S-Presso Safety Features

The S-Presso that was tested by GNCAP featured dual airbags, ABS, electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD), seatbelt reminders, rear parking sensors and seatbelt pretensioner with load limiter for the driver and front co-passenger.

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Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.