We tested the Range Rover Evoque earlier this year and were pleased with what we found, but we weren’t able to tell you how the vehicle behaves in the event of a crash. This is what Euro NCAP is here for, with the organization having just released the test results for the British crossover.
The Evoque received an overall rating of five stars, with 86 percent protections for adult occupants, 75 percent for child occupants, 41 for pedestrians, as well as 86 percent for safety assist.
The safety cell kept its shape well during the frontal impact, but the front passenger’s airbag wasn’t able to prevent the head from hitting the dash, due to insufficient pressure. The dummy reading were still good, but the vehicle lost points for this. The lower areas of the driver and front passenger’s bodies were well protected, but the protection for the driver’s chest was rated as marginal.
As for the side impact, the Evoque received the maximum number of points, but in the more difficult pole test the protection for the abdomen was adequate, while that for the rest of the body was good. Both the seat and the head restraint offered marginal protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end crash.
The child occupant protection was very good, but the vehicle lost some points for not offering adequate information to the driver on matter related to this.
We’ll end with the pedestrian impact test, where only the bumper received the maximum number of points, while the front edge of the bonnet offered poor protection in all areas, while the rest of the bonnet offered poor protection in the areas where a pedestrian’s head is likely to make contact.
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