Watch: 2022 Range Rover SUVs with ADAS score 5-stars in Euro-NCAP crash tests

Amber Banerjee / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Nov 18, 2022, 13:40 IST

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The Range Rover scored 84 percent on adult occupant protection and 87 percent for child occupant protection. The Sport on the other hand achieved 85 percent rating for adult occupant protection. Both SUVs achieved an 82 percent rating for safety assist systems such as emergency braking. The Range Rover is 50 percent stiffer than its predecessor.

Watch: 2022 Range Rover SUVs with ADAS score 5-stars in Euro-NCAP crash tests

Euro-NCAP crash test results for the 2022 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport SUVs are out. The luxury barges now get ADAS safety features such as adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist and emergency braking and have scored a 5-star safety rating in the crash tests. While the earlier generation of the Range Rover SUVs had scored the same rating, Euro-NCAP assessment protocols are regularly updated and the 2022 models scored 5 stars under the new tests.

Euro NCAP Crash & Safety Tests of Range Rover 2022

Apart from ADAS and other passive safety features, the Range Rover SUVs feature a new mixed-metal, flexible modular longitudinal architecture (MLA-flex) for 2022.Overall, the Range Rover is 50 percent stiffer and the Sport is 35 percent stiffer than their predecessors. Additionally, the Range Rover scored 84 percent on adult occupant protection and 87 percent for child occupant protection. The Sport on the other hand achieved 85 percent rating for adult occupant protection. Both SUVs achieved an 82 percent rating for safety assist systems such as emergency braking.
The MLA-flex based Range Rover SUVs get the following ADAS safety features:

3D Surround Camera and ClearSight Ground View -
The surround camera system provides a 3D, 360-degree view around the vehicle and can display several views simultaneously on the touchscreen display while moving, giving the driver detailed information about their surroundings. ClearSight Ground View allows drivers to see the hidden areas directly ahead, and beneath the bonnet on the central display.
Driver Condition Response -

Brings the vehicle to a halt and initiates the hazard warning lights if the driver fails to respond to a series of audio-visual prompts.

Euro NCAP Crash & Safety Tests of Range Rover Sport 2022

Pre-emptive suspension -
The suspension automatically switches to Dynamic mode when the Forward Collision Warning system detects a collision risk, assisting the driver if evasive manoeuvres are required by delivering the most agile responses.
Adaptive Cruise Control and Steering Assist -
Adaptive Cruise Control maintains a set cruising speed for the vehicle. The vehicle’s speed automatically reduces if a slower-moving vehicle is detected in the lane ahead. Steering Assist helps the driver keep the vehicle in the centre of its lane by making minor steering adjustments.

Speaking on the results of the Euro-NCAP crash tests, Thomas Mueller, Executive Director Product Engineering, Jaguar Land Rover, said: “Our strong, mixed metal MLA-Flex body architecture provides solid foundations for a suite of cutting-edge active safety systems that combined, work in harmony to protect occupants and other road users. These Range Rovers are a technological triumph.”