No, Proton not as safe, auto website says
The government’s boast that Proton cars as just as safe as the likes of BMW, Volvo, Toyota and Honda is off the mark, automotive website Paultan.org says.
The government’s boast that Proton cars as just as safe as the likes of BMW, Volvo, Toyota and Honda is off the mark, automotive website Paultan.org says.
The International Trade and Industry Ministry in a written reply to Batu Gajah MP V Sivakumar said the the top model in the Iriz range scored a maximum five stars in the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (Ancap).
However, Paultan.org says Iriz’s safety rating is not an Asean rating, not the Ancap.
"As for the Iriz, Proton initially claimed a five-star Ancap rating, before later revealing that it actually meant five-star Asean NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme).
"When queried on the matter, Proton said that the Iriz was developed with a five-star target and internal testing showed that it can achieve that but as of today, Ancap results for the Iriz have yet to be published on the body’s website," it said.
It said the Preve and Subprima S did score five-star Ancap ratings when tested in 2013, but this does not mean it still has the same ratings now.
"Do not that a car with a five-star rating from a few years ago might not qualify for it today, because NCAP organisations raise the bar every periodically.
"For example, Euro NCAP has required cars to be equipped with some form of autonomous emergency braking to achieve five stars since 2014," it said.
No Proton models have AEB which is available in Volvo and Ford cars, it said, but Proton is testing this on an Iriz prototype.
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