Mazda’s five-star PHEV

ANCAP has awarded a five-star safety score to the newly launched Mazda CX-60, with petrol, diesel, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) variants achieving top marks.

The Mazda CX-60 achieved Good all-round safety performance when assessed against ANCAP’s 2020-2022 criteria. Record top scores were achieved for Child Occupant Protection and Vulnerable Road User Protection with results of 93 per cent (46.00 points out of a possible 49) and 89 per cent (48.18 points out of a possible 54) respectively.

Elsewhere, the CX-60 scored a 91 per cent result (34.82 points out of a possible 38) in the Adult Occupant Protection field and 77 per cent (12.32 points out of a possible 16) in the Safety Assist portion of the assessment.

ANCAP said the CX-60 standard fitment of advanced active safety technologies designed to avoid a crash netted it high scores in its performance in all forward-moving autonomous emergency braking (AEB) tests, with pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles, including in ‘turn-across-path’ intersection test scenarios.

The lane support system fitted to the Mazda CX-60 showed some areas of Good performance, although performance in the more advanced emergency lane keeping (ELK) scenarios was assessed as Marginal.

Physical crash tests of the CX-60 saw full scores awarded for protection of the driver and child occupants in the side impact test, and to the driver in the more severe oblique pole test. The child restraint installation assessment also showed that all child restraint types could be safety accommodated in all three rear seating positions.

In the frontal offset (MPDB) test, Good results were seen for the front passenger, however Adequate and Marginal performance was recorded for the chest and legs of the driver in this test scenario with penalties applied for potential knee injury risk for occupants of different sizes and statures, and incorrect knee airbag deployment.

The CX-60 is fitted with a centre airbag in the front row, designed to reduce occupant-to-occupant and occupant-to-vehicle contact, and full points were scored in tests of its effectiveness.

“The CX-60 will be a welcome and safe addition to the Medium SUV segment and provide varied choice to customers looking for a safe and environmentally friendly vehicle,” said ANCAP Chief Executive Officer, Carla Hoorweg.

The Mazda CX-60 is available from this month priced from $59,800 plus on-road costs.