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Top 7 Safest Cars In India – September 2022
Volkswagen and Skoda have bagged 5-Star safety ratings for both their C-segment SUVs. Thanks to improved awareness among consumers regarding safety ratings for cars, we expect more people show interest in the Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq SUV in the coming months, resulting in improved sales.
Tata Punch
The Tata Punch is the most affordable model with a 5-Star safety rating from Global-NCAP in India. The micro-SUV manufactured scored a commendable 16.45 points out of 17 for adult protection, and 40.89 points out of 49 for child protection.
Powering the new Tata Punch is a 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder, naturally aspirated, Revotron petrol engine with 84.5bhp of peak power and 113Nm of peak torque. In addition to that, the Tata Punch SUV comes with a choice of either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a 5-speed AMT gearbox. Moreover, prices for the Tata Punch starts at Rs 5.82 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
Mahindra XUV300
The Mahindra XUV300 has been recently updated. Moreover, it is currently the safest SUV in its segment with an adult protection score of 16.42 points and 37.44 points for child protection at the Global-NCAP. Moreover, prices for the Mahindra XUV300 start at Rs 8.41 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
The Mahindra XUV300 comes with two engine options. The petrol engine is a 1.2-litre turbocharged engine with 110bhp of power and 200Nm of torque, whereas the diesel engine is a 1.5-litre powertrain with 115bhp of power and 300Nm of torque. The company also launched the TurboSport variant with a more powerful petrol engine.
Tata Altroz
Tata Altroz is currently the safest hatchback you can buy in India and the model comes with a 5-Star safety rating for adult occupant protection from Global-NCAP. Diving into details, the Tata Altroz scored 16.13 points for adult safety and 29 points for child safety at the Global-NCAP.
The Tata Altroz comes with 3 different engine options. The 1.2-litre naturally-aspirated Revotron petrol engine is identical to the one in the Tata Punch, and the more powerful 1.2-litre turbocharged variant produces 108.5bhp of power and 140Nm of torque. Finally, the 1.5-litre diesel unit produces 88.78bhp and 200Nm of torque. Prices for Tata Altroz start from Rs 6.30 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
Tata Nexon
Tata Nexon is the first 5-Star safety-rated car manufactured by an Indian car manufacturer and set the trend in India for manufacturing safer cars. Diving into details, the sub-4m SUV scored a respectable 16.06 points for adult occupant protection.
The Tata Nexon SUV comes with two engine options. The 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine produces 118bhp of power and 170Nm of torque, whereas the diesel unit is a 1.5-litre unit with 108bhp of power and 260Nm of peak torque. Tata Nexon range is priced from Rs 7.60 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
Mahindra XUV700
Mahindra XUV700 is the only 7-seater SUV on this list to have scored a respectable 5-Star safety rating from Global-NCAP. The SUV scored a commendable 41.66 points for child protection and 16.03 points for adult protection from Global-NCAP.
The Mahindra XUV700 comes with 3 engine options - One petrol engine and two diesel engines.The petrol powertrain is a 2.0-litre turbocharged, 4-cylinder engine with 197bhp of power and 380Nm of torque. While both the diesel engines are 2.2-litre turbocharged units, the more powerful version pushes out 182bhp of power and 450Nm of torque, whereas the diesel engine used in the base variant pushes out 153bhp of power and 360Nm of torque. Prices for the new Mahindra XUV700 range starts from Rs 13.45 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
Volkswagen Taigun
The Volkswagen Taigun turned the tide for the Volkswagen brand in India. Now, the German automaker has bagged a 5-Star safety rating from Global-NCAP. Diving into details, the Volkswagen Taigun scored 29.64 points for adult occupant protection and 42 points for child occupant safety.
Under the bonnet, the Volkswagen Taigun SUV can be specified with one of two engine options. The base engine option is a 1.0-litre TSI engine with 114bhp of peak power and 178Nm of peak torque, whereas the top-spec 1.5-litre TSI engine puts out 148bhp and 250Nm of torque. Prices for the Taigun start at Rs 11.55 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
Skoda Kushaq
Underneath the body panels, the Skoda Kushaq is identical to the Volkswagen and unsurprisingly, the Skoda Kushaq also bags a 5-Star safety rating at the Global-NCAP with identical scores as the Volkswagen Taigun.
Also, the powertrain options are identical to the Volkswagen Taigun SUV. In addition to that, the Skoda Kushaq is slightly cheaper at Rs 11.29 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
Thoughts About Top 7 Safest Vehicles In India
From this list, it is clear that Indian automobile manufacturers have reached the global standards of automobile manufacturing in terms of safety. Moreover, we expect these vehicles to further push the safety standards.
