NCAP Maruti Suzuki Baleno safety rating analysis

Everyone wants their car to be the most stylish, high-quality, and fastest. We want everyone to see wow when we drive by them. But what about the desire to make your car the safest possible? Have you ever thought about it?

I thought, how do I know if my car is safe? Well, don’t worry, you don’t need to do much yourself, there are several organizations that can tell you how safe your car actually is. There are several organizations that can make sure your car is safe, and they will evaluate cars under a variety of conditions. Some of these organizations are:

• Global NCAP
• Bharat NCAP
• Latin NCAP
• European New Car Review Association

In this blog, we will analyze the Latin NCAP safety rating of Maruti Suzuki Baleno as follows Maruti Baleno has not been tested by Global NCAP. You must be wondering is Latin NCAP trustworthy? The answer is yes, in fact, the Latin NCAP testing protocol is more stringent than Global NCAP, giving you more reason to trust its assessment. So, for our safety, let us fasten our seat belts and find out how the Maruti Suzuki Baleno achieved its Latin NCAP rating.

What is Latin NCAP?

You must be questioning Latin NCAP, right? What is that? Well, stop questioning it, mechanic Tell you about it here. The Latin New Car Assessment Program or Latin NCAP as we may know it is a program that evaluates vehicle safety standards. The main motive is to make people aware of the safety standards of vehicles. It not only improves safety standards but also evaluates vehicle safety and gives appropriate ratings.

Latin NCAP evaluates vehicles according to 4 protocols:

• adult occupant protection – Adult occupant protection scores are based on a car’s ability to protect adults inside from frontal, side and whiplash injuries.

• child occupant protection – This assessment is the basis for judging a vehicle’s compatibility with various child restraint devices of various sizes and designs, such as the CRS installation score. It also ensures that it has ISOFIX fastenings for child seats.

• security features – Check that the vehicle has the necessary safety features to prevent any accidents. These functions include ESC, ABS, etc.

• pedestrian safety – It evaluates the protection provided by a car’s safety features to vulnerable pedestrians.

Suzuki Baleno NCAP Latin NCAP Rating

Baleno safety rating rated zero by Latin NCAP, let’s understand the reasons behind Baleno’s disappointing zero safety ratingbut before that, we need to know which model was tested:

Test model specifications:

Now that we’ve got the test car’s specs out of the way, let’s take a closer look at how the Baleno NCAP ratings are awarded.

• Adult Occupant (8.01) –

Frontal collision: Provides good protection for the head and neck of the driver and passengers. The driver’s and passenger’s chests are adequately protected. The driver’s and one passenger’s knees showed limited protection as they could strike dangerous structures behind the fascia, the other passenger’s knees showed good protection. The driver’s shin showed adequate protection and the passenger’s shin showed good protection. The footwell area is rated stable. The body shell is rated as stable and capable of withstanding further loads.

Side impact: The head and pelvis are well protected; the abdomen is adequately protected, but the chest is poorly protected, resulting in a zero score for this test.

Sidebar Impact: This was not performed as the car did not have standard side head restraints.

Whipping: Poor performance. The car failed to prove the prerequisites for a rear-end collision (R32). AEB City: AEB City is not available on this car, even though it is optional. Rescue table: Not available

The child seat for 3-year-olds uses ISOFIX fastenings and support legs mounted backwards to prevent excessive forward movement of the head. Frontal and side impact protection are good. The Q1.5 is mounted rearwards using ISOFIX connectors and support legs, while providing good protection from frontal and side impacts.

The test’s CRS dynamic score is 0. There are ISOFIX fixing points on the outside of the rear of the car. The passenger airbag is disabled when rear-facing CRS on the passenger seat is not possible. Some CRS can be installed correctly in the desired location.

• Security Features(3.00)-

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• Pedestrian Safety(30.75)-

The vehicle does not comply with UN pedestrian protection regulations. Most areas of the car have good to marginal levels of protection. AEB VRU: Not available even as an option because ESC is not standard and ultimately cannot earn AEB points.

Based on all the above assessments, the Baleno safety rating is rated zero by Latin NCAP.

Baleno main specifications:

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Baleno’s main features:

• power steering system
• Anti-lock braking system
• driver airbag
• automatic climate control
• Electric window front

At this point, we can end the detailed analysis of Baleno’s NCAP rating. It’s safe to say that while the Baleno has power, style and a lot of features, it still lacks a lot in terms of safety and needs a lot of changes. Hope to see a Baleno bounce back in the near future.

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