The new Honda Jazz crashed - and on purpose. The engineers of the Euro NCAP crash test really get vehicles crashed so that I can experience what the occupants have to take in common accidents. These are particularly low in Honda Jazz. Not only did he get the highest rating of five stars last year, now the mini car has also been named the safest model in the mini car class.
The independent European organization for the assessment of vehicle safety certifies that the Honda Jazz is the best-in-class vehicle in the "small car" category. Last year, this group comprised a total of nine vehicles, of which the small Japanese is now at the top of the security range. In addition to classic orientations such as occupant protection, child and pedestrian safety, Honda also focuses heavily on the availability of driver assistance systems. The Jazz comes as standard with a city emergency brake assistant with the abbreviation CTBA - even in the smallest equipment variant. Laser radar technology monitors the road ahead and can automatically initiate braking if a crash threatens. In the middle and upper equipment variant, even more complex assistants, which are otherwise only known from upscale vehicles, are moving into the small car.
We agree with Hondas that advanced driver assistance systems increase active safety and simply belong in every vehicle class. In the small Japanese, this includes a collision warning system called “Forward Collision Warning”, the traffic sign recognition “Traffic Sign Recognition”, the intelligent speed control “Intelligent Speed Limiter”, as well as the lane departure warning system “Lane Departure Warning” or the high beam assistant with the somewhat bulky name “High- Beam Support System ".
This reflects Honda's goal of offering high quality products and meeting the strictest security standards in Europe. But not only jazz offers high protection, but also its bigger brothers. The Honda Civic, the CR-V and the HR-V imitate little jazz: they all offer five stars in the Euro NCAP crash test.