The ASEAN Toyota Yaris Cross has had one thing of a quiet existence because it was revealed again in 2023, however greater than two years later, it has lastly been crash examined by ASEAN NCAP. The B-segment SUV has obtained a strong five-star ranking in Indonesian-spec guise, matching rivals just like the Nissan Kicks, Mitsubishi Xforce, Chery Omoda 5 and GAC GS3 Emzoom.
Breaking the outcomes down, the Yaris Cross scored 29.28 factors out of 32 in grownup occupant safety (AOP), 44.17 factors out of 51 for baby occupant safety (COP), 17.74 factors out of 21 for security assists and 9.76 factors out of 16 for motorbike security; the general rating was 83.02%. The automotive is being examined underneath the 2021-2025 evaluation protocol, its ultimate yr earlier than new rules start subsequent yr.
Serving to the Yaris Cross ace the take a look at is the truth that it comes with six airbags and stability management as normal. The Toyota Security Sense suite of driver assists, together with autonomous emergency braking, lane maintaining help, blind spot monitoring and auto excessive beam, are fitted to increased trim ranges.
Apparently, the Yaris Cross can be listed as being made in Malaysia for the Malaysian market. That’s clearly not the case proper now, on condition that UMW Toyota Motor doesn’t promote the automotive right here, so it might simply be an error on ASEAN NCAP’s half.
However might it’s that the Malaysian-based company’s renewed curiosity within the Yaris Cross (in spite of everything, it had each probability to check the automotive over the previous two years) be indicative of some motion on the native entrance? Keep in mind that Perodua had been rumoured to be engaged on a B-segment crossover, mentioned to be codenamed D66B, for years – even earlier than the Yaris Cross was revealed.
Perodua even went as far as to trademark the names Traz and Nexis, nearly actually for this new mannequin. However the path immediately went chilly round final yr, and we will assume this was as a result of the nationwide carmaker needed to rapidly pivot in direction of constructing its personal electrical car in home. Now that it’s on the tail finish of growth (the automotive is ready to be launched on the finish of the yr), might we see this mission being restarted? We’ll be wanting ahead to it surfacing someday subsequent yr.
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