@motorcontinent <br /><br />The Kia Sportage shares a common platform with the Hyundai Tucson, tested last year. Where necessary, Euro NCAP has carried out<br />tests on the Sportage but, for others, the results of the Tucson are used.<br /><br />The passenger compartment of the Sportage remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy numbers showed good protection of the<br />knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger. Kia showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of<br />different sizes and to those sitting in different positions. Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of<br />the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the Sportage would be a moderately benign impact partner in a frontal collision. In the<br />full width rigid-barrier impact, protection of the chest of the driver was rated as marginal, based on dummy readings of chest compression.<br />Otherwise, protection was good or adequate. In the side barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good or adequate. In the<br />more severe side pole impact, dummy readings of rib compression indicated marginal protection for that area, but protection of other body<br />regions was good. Control of excursion (the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the vehicle when it is hit from the far side)<br />was found to be adequate. The Sportage has a counter-measure to mitigate against occupant to occupant injuries in such impacts and<br />this performed well in Euro NCAP's test. Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash<br />injuries in the event of a rear-end collision. A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated marginal whiplash protection. The<br />Sportage has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash. The car also has a system which<br />applies the brakes after an impact, to avoid secondary collisions.<br /><br />In both the frontal offset and the side barrier tests, protection of all critical body areas was good or adequate, for both the 6 and 10 year<br />dummy. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. Clear<br />information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded. All of the restraint types for which<br />the Sportage is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the car.<br /><br />The protection offered by the bonnet to the head of a struck pedestrian was predominantly good or adequate, with some poor results<br />recorded on the stiff windscreen pillars. The bumper provided good protection to pedestrians’ legs at all test locations but protection of<br />the pelvis, while mixed, was mostly weak or poor. The autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system of the Sportage can detect<br />vulnerable road users, as well as other vehicles. In tests of its response to pedestrians, the system performance was adequate while its<br />response to cyclists was rated as good.<br /><br />The AEB system performed marginally well in tests of its response to other vehicles, with deteriorated performance at higher test speeds.<br />A seatbelt reminder system is standard and the car is equipped with Driver Attention Warning, which monitors steering inputs and issues a<br />warning when a pattern characteristic of drowsy or impaired driving is detected. A camera-based speed limit system detects the local limit<br />and provides the information to the driver, allowing the limiter to be set accordingly. If the car is drifting out of lane, a camera-based<br />system gently corrects the vehicle’s path. The system also intervenes in some more critical situations, to avoid road departure for<br />example.<br /><br />Thanks for watching <br />Subscribe, Comment, like, share <br />Don't miss next videos, subscribe now<br /><br />Instagram : <a href="https://www.instagram.com/motorcontinent/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/motorcontinent/</a><br />Facebook : <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MotorContinent" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/MotorContinent</a><br />Twitter : <a href="https://twitter.com/MotorContinent" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/MotorContinent</a><br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltGgE-jinUQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltGgE-jinUQ</a>