For almost two decades now crash tests They became a common test within the automotive industry. Although they have existed for much longer by manufacturers, it was with this new millennium that third-party tests appeared to evaluate the protection of vehicles and provide extra or valuable information for users.
Now it was the turn of two nationally produced models, the new Ford Ranger and Volkswagen Amarok, two of the three most chosen pickups on the market (the one that leads the ranking is the Toyota Hilux) that went through a series of crash tests and evaluations to measure the level of protection they offer.
These tests were carried out by Latin NCAPthe entity created in 2010 that is dedicated to assessing the safety of models that are sold in different markets in Latin America.
These tests include different types of impacts, including one that simulates a collision with a pole, the most critical of all; the evaluation of various driving assistance systems and the level of damage they can cause to a pedestrian in the event of a collision, among others.
The results achieved by both make a difference in favor of the Ranger, which achieved five starsthe highest rating, against the Amarok, which achieved three stars. Below is the explanation of the results achieved by the two trucks.
Ford Ranger: 5 stars
The new Ford Ranger, manufactured at the General Pacheco plant, obtained the highest rating in crash tests, reaching 93% in protection for adult occupants, 90% for child occupants, 75% for pedestrians and vulnerable users, and a performance of 90%. of its driving assistance systems.
According to the Latin NCAP report, in the frontal impact test the protection offered to the head and neck of the driver and passenger was goodas well as their knees, while the chest of both was adequate. The driver’s shins offered adequate protection while those of the passenger received good protection. The foot area was considered stable. The structure was considered stable and capable of supporting greater loads.
In the side impact test results, the head, abdomen, chest and pelvis received good protection. In the side pole impact test, the head and pelvis received good protection while the chest and abdomen achieved adequate protection.
In the test of Whiplashwhich measures neck strain during a rear impact, the seat showed marginal neck protection. The vehicle was also reported to meet rear impact requirements.
In the evaluation of driving assistance systems, the autonomous emergency brake performed well in accordance with the technical requirements and availability requirements of Latin NCAP.
Volkswagen Amarok: 3 stars
The new Volkswagen Amarok, which was renewed this year using the base of the original model and which is also manufactured at the General Pacheco plant, next to Ford, obtained 3 stars in crash tests, reaching 81% in adult occupant protection , 87% for child occupants, 62% for pedestrians and vulnerable users and a performance of 66% for its driving assistance systems.
In the frontal impact, the protection offered to the head and neck of the driver and passenger was goodwhile that of the driver’s chest was marginal and that of the passenger’s chest was adequate. The driver’s and front passenger’s knees received good protection.
The passenger’s left tibia and the driver’s right tibia offered adequate protection while the driver’s left tibia and passenger’s right tibia received good protection. The foot area was considered stable. The structure was considered stable and capable of supporting higher loads.
The result of the side impact showed that the head, abdomen, chest and pelvis received good protection. In the side pole impact test, the head and pelvis received good protection while the abdomen and chest was adequate. In the test of Whiplash the seat showed marginal protection for the neck. The vehicle meets rear impact requirements.
In the evaluation of the driving assistance systems it penalized a lot, since the new Amarok incorporated a series of devices, but they are all warning, so it did not score in the autonomous emergency braking test.
