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Land Rover Discovery Sport achieves 5 star EURO
NCAP rating
Discovery Sport achieves maximum
safety rating following rigorous tests.
he Land Rover Discovery Sport has
been awarded the maximum five star
safety rating from Euro NCAP
.
Discovery Sport features a number of
cutting-edge safety features, such as an
all-new pedestrian airbag which is a first
in the small-SUV segment. This feature
deploys from the upper-rear surface of the
bonnet within 60 milliseconds upon detection of
a pedestrian impact to reduce the risk of
serious pedestrian injury.
Another first for Land Rover is the
Autonomous Emergency Braking system,
which uses a digital stereo camera mounted
next to the rear view mirror to detect objects
that could pose a collision threat, delivering
visual and audible warnings and automatically
applying the brakes if a collision is imminent.
All seating positions are assessed to ensure
a high standard of occupant protection for
people of all ages, including young children.
Even in the third row, retractor pretensioners
are fitted as standard for enhanced protection.
Murray Dietsch, Director of Land Rover
Programmes, said: “The vehicle safety team
worked tirelessly to ensure that the Discovery
Sport delivered levels of safety never before
seen in the small SUV segment. We have
introduced some cutting edge safety
technologies such as the all-new pedestrian
airbag and an innovative Autonomous
Emergency Braking system, in addition to our
tried-and-tested Land Rover safety systems.
“All of our products are tested to stringent in-
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house safety standards that go significantly
beyond the legal and consumer testing
standards. As a family vehicle, safety was really
a key motivator when designing this car. We are
proud to have made no compromises on this.”
The Discovery Sport also features a full suite
of active and passive sa