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BRENTWOOD, England – Euro NCAP, the leading authority on auto safety, has named the Focus as Europe’s Best-in-Class small family car, in recognition of the car’s crash test rating and advanced safety technology.
The Focus received one of only five best-in-class awards on the strength of its maximum five-star Euro NCAP rating as well as four Euro NCAP Advanced rewards last year, an achievement which is unmatched by any other high-volume car.
“This award has special meaning because designing and building the safest vehicles possible is a core value at Ford,” said Stephen Odell, chairman and CEO, Ford of Europe. “The Focus exemplifies our approach to design cars that both help drivers avoid accidents and protect them when one is inevitable.”
The Focus five-star rating was achieved through an adult occupant score of 92 per cent, child occupant rating of 82 per cent, pedestrian score of 72 per cent and safety assist rating of 71 per cent.
The Focus received Euro NCAP Advanced rewards for four technologies:
Driver Alert, Forward Alert, Active City Stop and Lane Keeping Aid technologies.
Euro NCAP also made special mention of the new Ranger after it became the safest pickup yet tested by the organisation, achieving the only five-star Euro NCAP rating ever awarded to a pickup. The Ranger scored highly in all areas of assessment, receiving particular credit for pedestrian protection.