CR-V leads segment with 5-star safety rating

HONDA Malaysia today announced that the all-new CR-V has achieved five-star rating with the overall score of 88.80 points in Adult Occupant Protection (AOP), Child Occupant Protection (COP) and Safety Assist Technologies (SATs) in the new rating system of Asean New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asia countries (Asean NCAP).
The all-new CR-V was selected for rating and subsequently became the first model in the Asean region to obtain the result from the new Asean NCAP assessment. This rating applies for all variants of the CR-V, which was launched in mid-July.
The award ceremony was held today at the inaugural Asean NCAP “Result Release 2017-2020 Protocol" event at the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS), Kajang.
The new rating system is a single rating system consisting of the three main domains of Adult Occupant Protection (AOP), Child Occupant Protection (COP) and Safety Assist Technologies (SATs); and the fifth generation CR-V scored 47.25 points for AOP, 22.84 points for COP and 18.71 points for SATs.
This is the second consecutive generation of CR-V that has won five-star rating since Asean NCAP was introduced in 2011. In 2014, the fourth generation CR-V achieved five-star rating in the Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and 86% in the Child Occupant Protection (COP).
Those top scores placed the CR-V as the safest model in the SUV segment, equipped with “Next Generation Advanced Technology” and comprehensive safety features.
The newly-launched CR-V offers unrivalled safety features such Honda SENSING* and Honda LaneWatch*, which won in the “Safety Technology” car maker category in Asean NCAP Grand Prix Award in 2016 and 2014 respectively. Additionally, both technologies were assessed under the new protocol and received points in the Safety Assist (SA) category.
Honda LaneWatch* is made available in the CR-V since 2015 – the first model in its segment to have this feature. The technology enhances the driver’s view of passenger-side traffic (blind spot), and allows for a better view when compared with using the side mirror alone. This safety feature helps to improve the overall driving experience while providing the driver an uncompromising sense of security and confidence while driving.
Honda SENSING*, the Next Generation Advanced Safety Technology is the newest safety feature from Honda to assist drivers in potentially dangerous driving conditions. The Honda SENSING safety suite consists of seven features, which are Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Low-Speed Follow (LSF), Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS), Lane Keep Assist System (LKAS), Road Departure Mitigation (RDM), and Lane Departure Warning (LDW) that will provide Driver’s Cruising Aid, Frontal Collision Deterrence and Side Collision Deterrence. This sophisticated safety technology has been tested to be compatible with local road conditions and Malaysian circumstances, and is therefore being made available for the first time in the CR-V and in a Honda Malaysia model.
In addition to Honda SENSING, the CR-V also comes with a comprehensive package of active and passive safety features such as six airbags, front seatbelt three-point ELR, rear seatbelts three-point ELR x3, rear seat Isofix, vehicle stability assist (VSA) with agile handling assist (AHA), hill start assist (HSA), emergency stop signal (ESS), electronic brake distribution (EBD), anti-lock braking system (ABS), walk away auto lock and multi-angle rear-view camera, alongside the standard body structure with ACE and G-Force Control (G-CON) technology.
*Applicable for 1.5 TC-P 2WD variant only.