6th December, 2005
The new Citroën C6, which is set to arrive in Australia in the middle of
2006, has become the very first car in the world to be awarded a maximum
four star Euro NCAP pedestrian safety rating, as well as a maximum five
stars for occupant protection, making it arguably the safest car on the
road.
"These excellent results for the stunning new C6 further underline
Citroën's commitment to safety and its recognition as a fundamental value
which is playing an increasingly important role in today's Citroëns," says
Miles Williams, General Manager for Citroën in Australia.
The result announced by Euro NCAP of the highest combination of pedestrian,
occupant and child (four stars) protection for the Citroën C6 is largely
thanks to the debut of the life-saving Active Bonnet system.
During an accident, the lack of space between the bonnet and the engine
increases the likelihood of a serious head injury for the pedestrian. In
the C6, intelligent software automatically raises the bonnet by 65mm in the
event of an accident to provide previously unavailable impact absorbing
space. The whole process takes less than 0.04 second.
The Active Bonnet is just one part of an exceptional safety package, which
also offers nine airbags, active head restraints and ESP with traction
control as standard. Further safety features include a Head-Up Display,
allowing drivers to keep their eyes on the road at all times, a Lane
Departure Warning System and xenon directional headlamps.
This Euro NCAP 'first' for the C6 is the latest in a whole stream of major
safety advancements for Citroën. The C2 and C3 were among the very highest
scoring cars in their class when tested and the C4 was one of the first two
cars ever to achieve three stars for pedestrian safety. The Citroën C5 is
the highest scoring car in its sector, boasting an unbeaten 36 out of 37
safety points, whilst the Citroën C8 was the first MPV to achieve a 5 star
occupant protection rating.
Citroën C6 |
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