{"id":9235,"date":"2016-08-31T11:05:45","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T11:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=9235"},"modified":"2016-08-31T11:05:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T11:05:45","slug":"5-star-safety-rating-is-optional-extra-on-new-toyota-hilux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/9235","title":{"rendered":"5-star safety rating is optional extra on new Toyota Hilux"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EuroMuch of the latest safety\u00a0technology available on new cars is\u00a0optional. Buyers\u00a0must fork out extra cash to benefit from these impressive systems. The problem is that some of these systems make a\u00a0real difference to how safe the car or van is, as measured by the Euro NCAP safety\u00a0tests.<\/p>\n

It’s probably fair to say that new vehicle option lists have never had such a large focus on safety.\u00a0Buyers who are willing to pay extra can get a safer vehicle.<\/p>\n

To get around this problem, Euro NCAP has recently introduced a new ‘Dual Rating’ testing system. The base version of a vehicle is tested, along with\u00a0a second model that has a full quota of optional safety equipment.\u00a0Judging from early results under this new duel testing regime, the differences in safety can be significant.<\/p>\n

For example, the new Toyota Hilux scores just\u00a0three stars in standard specification<\/a>. However, when fitted with the optional safety pack, the Hilux’s Euro NCAP rating rises to\u00a0the maximum five stars<\/a>. I was intrigued by this and wondered what the differences were between the two vehicles.<\/p>\n

Where are the safety weaknesses in the\u00a0standard specification Hilux?<\/h2>\n

To find out more, I’ve compared the test details for each car. First of all, here’s how each version of the Hilux scores in the four\u00a0sections of the Euro NCAP test:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Safety test<\/strong><\/td>\nStandard Hilux<\/strong><\/td>\nHilux with safety pack<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adult occupant<\/td>\n85%<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Child occupant<\/td>\n82%<\/td>\n82%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pedestrian<\/td>\n73%<\/td>\n83%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Safety Assist<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n63%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

It’s clear that the biggest impact of the safety pack is in\u00a0the Pedestrian and Safety Assist categories. But adult occupant safety also benefits. You can find\u00a0out much more about\u00a0what these safety tests mean and how they’re conducted on the Euro NCAP website, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s a summary of the differences between the two Hilux models tested.<\/p>\n

What’s the same?<\/h2>\n

All versions of the new Hilux have the same airbags and seatbelt-related features, such as Isofix.\u00a0Drivers get four airbags, while front passengers get three. There’s an airbag cut-off switch for the front passenger seat, too.<\/p>\n

What’s different?<\/h2>\n

Where things get different is in the\u00a0driver assistance\u00a0department. Toyota offers a wide range of safety systems that fall into the category of semi-autonomous driving —\u00a0they guide the driver’s actions\u00a0or take\u00a0partial control of the vehicle in certain circumstances.<\/p>\n

These systems aren’t included in the Hilux standard specification, but are available as\u00a0an optional\u00a0safety pack. This includes systems which meet the following Euro NCAP test requirements:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • AEB Pedestrian (AEB = Autonomous Emergency Braking)<\/li>\n
  • AEB City<\/li>\n
  • AEB\u00a0Inter-urban<\/li>\n
  • Speed Assistance<\/li>\n
  • Lane Assist System<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    These systems have been shown to offer a number of benefits, in terms of\u00a0both\u00a0avoiding potential collisions and\u00a0reducing the impact when a collision does happen.\u00a0They remain\u00a0optional on\u00a0most\u00a0vehicles at the moment, but\u00a0I expect them to gradually become standard over the next few years.<\/p>\n

    In the meantime, drivers — and\u00a0corporate buyers — will have to choose how much safety they want to pay for when buying new cars, vans and pickups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Euro NCAP’s new dual rating regime is highlighting the scale of the impact on safety that driver assistance systems can have. The new Toyota Hilux scores three stars in base spec but five stars with the optional safety pack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[1865,1712,467],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9235"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9243,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9235\/revisions\/9243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}