Mitsubishi Outlander recognized as one of the safest cars in the world
Photo by: JNCAP
The popular Japanese crossover passed the national JNCAP crash tests with flying colors, earning five stars. Notably, the hybrid Outlander PHEV participated in the tests.
Japanese crash tests are considered to be among the most stringent in the world. Local experts are extremely picky about both the required number of airbags and the presence of auxiliary systems. Conventionally speaking, a car will not be able to get the maximum five stars if, for example, it is not equipped with an emergency braking system with obstacle recognition.
However, as we have already mentioned, Mitsubishi was able to take the top lines of the rating. The set of active safety systems here was in full order – there is the already mentioned emergency braking system, and adaptive cruise control with lane control, and a blind spot monitoring system. In addition, the car is already equipped with seven airbags in the base – this also influenced the high assessment of the experts.
As for the crash test itself, JNCAP conducts two frontal impacts – at a speed of 64 km/h with a 40-percent deformable overlap, as well as at a speed of 55 km/h against a non-deformable barrier with 100-percent overlap. In addition, the protocol includes a side crash test. Outlander “crashed” worthy, among the important features the testers noted that the body cage received practically no damage.