Top safety rating for Nissan Leaf
A five-star safety rating has been given the Nissan Leaf EV by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).
The soon-to-be-released new Nissan Leaf performed well in testing.
“The rating for the Nissan Leaf provides consumers and fleet buyers with another safe electric vehicle option,” ANCAP chief executive James Goodwin says.
“Good levels of protection were observed for adult and child occupants, and performance of its lane keep assist and autonomous emergency braking systems was rated ‘Good’,” he says.
This ANCAP safety rating applies to Nissan Leaf variants introduced to Australia from July 2019 and New Zealand from August 2019.
Dual frontal, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting (curtain) airbags are standard. Autonomous emergency braking (City, Interurban and Vulnerable Road User) and a lane support system with lane keep assist (LKA), lane departure warning (LDW) and blind spot monitoring (BSM) are standard.
The autonomous emergency braking system (AEB) showed ‘Good’ performance in low-speed test scenarios typical of city driving with maximum points scored.
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This is so exciting to read. I totally agree. My Leaf feels so safe and it is enjoyable to drive and to sit in it.