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Oz-spec Hyundai Venue scores 4 stars in ANCAP crash test

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The Hyundai Venue was introduced in the Australian market in September 2019. The crash testing is also complete and the compact crossover has secured a 4 star rating. The Venue in Australia comes equipped with front, side and curtain airbags, and active safety features such as Autonomous Emergency Braking and lane assistance systems.

The Venue was subjected to frontal offset (64 km/h), full width (50 km/h), side impact (50 km/h), and oblique pole (32 km/h) tests.

Adult Occupant
For Adult Occupant Protection, the report said that the passenger compartment of the Venue remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings indicated adequate protection for the driver’s chest and the lower legs of both the driver and front passenger. Protection for all other critical body regions for the driver and the front passenger was good.

In the full width frontal test, the protection of the driver dummy was adequate for the chest and good for all other critical body regions. Protection of the rear passenger neck was adequate while protection of the chest was rated marginal with good protection of all other critical body areas. In the side impact test, the protection offered to all critical body regions of the driver was good. In the oblique pole test, protection of the chest was adequate and good for all other critical body regions, the report added.

Child Occupant
As for Child Occupant Protection, the report said that in the frontal offset test, readings of neck tension in the 10-year dummy indicated poor protection while protection of the neck of the 6-year dummy was adequate. Protection was good for all other critical body regions of both dummies. In the side impact test, the protection of all critical body areas was good for both child dummies. Full report here.

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