Five-star safety from DS3 CROSSBACK | Awards - Car News Jul 2019

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13:16 Thursday 11 Jul 2019

The DS3 CROSSBACK has been awarded full five-star marks for safety after Euro NCAP crash tests.

With both active and passive safety systems for both occupants as well as other road users, the DS3 CROSSBACK scored highly in a number of areas.  In fact, it is the only model in its sector to achieve over 96% for adult occupant protection, over 86% for child occupant protection, and over 76% for safety assistance since more stringent Euro NCAP standards were introduced in 2018.

The DS3 CROSSBACK comes with an emergency brake assist system functioning at speeds of up to 53mph, lane keeping assist, and speed sign recognition.  Also available on the range is emergency braking up to 87mph, vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist recognition, active blind spot monitoring, DS MATRIX LED VISION, extended speed limit recognition, DS DRIVE ASSIST, and a level-two semi-autonomous driving system.

 

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