LONG-TERM FLEET
Safety rating of Megane makes it family wheels
This week look at the safety aspects that granted our Renault Megane GT with a five star EuroNCAP rating
Our Renault Megane GT has been booked in for its first service (15,000km) and we will relay our experience of the after-sales service in the next report. We opted in February to focus on the safety aspect of the vehicle and how it fared in the benchmark Euro NCAP safety agency’s rating report. Conducted in 2015 and spanning across all Megane models, the model achieved a full score of five stars, which bodes well for those purchasing the model on the premise of carting the family around. Various test parameters were conducted, including protection of adult occupants, where the model scored a credible 88%. In the child occupant protection the model scored 87%. In the pedestrian protection aspect, which is vital in SA where pedestrian deaths are more prevalent than elsewhere in the world, the Megane scored 71%, while it also scored 71% in safety assist. Comments from the Euro NCAP report read: "The passenger compartment of the Megane remained stable in the frontal impact. Dummy reading...
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