AMMAN: JAC S3 achieved five stars during the recent C-NCAP crash test with 55.4 points, further proving the hot-selling SUV model’s security and high quality, according to the first-batch C-NCAP evaluation results announced by China Automotive Technology & Research Center on April 23.
A total of 17 models representing 9 domestic automobile brands, 7 joint-venture brands and 1 imported brand, such as Honda VEZEL, SUBARU Outback and Audi A3, participated in the crash test, including five A-class cars, three B-class cars and nine SUVs. All the tested vehicles were purchased by the C-NCAP management center from the market.
In the 100% front impact and 40% offset collision, S3 respectively got 15.65 points and 13.75 points, and its airbags opened in time without any deformation in the passenger compartment structure, fully buffering the front impact force and effectively protecting the occupants’ head, breast and legs.
