A FIVE-STAR EuroNCAP RATING FOR NEW RENAULT MÉGANE, THE SAFEST VEHICLE IN ANY CATEGORY

Image via WikipediaWith a score of 37 points out of 371 in its EuroNCAP crash tests, New Renault Mégane has
asserted itself as the safest car in any category2. It is the 11th Renault model to earn the top
five-star rating.
New Mégane has safety in its genes. It is a fundamental part of the car, which was developed to set standards in both active and passive safety. To that end it incorporates a long list of features from the Renault heritage, including:
- twin side-impact sensors, an innovation that débuted with Laguna III,
- six airbags, including two twin-chamber thorax/groin airbags,
- The Renault System for Restraint and Protection, which combines dual pretensioners and load limiters with twin-stage dual-chamber adaptive front airbags,
- new-generation headrests.

ABS and emergency brake assist come as standard, while some versions feature
electronic stability control (ESC) with additional understeer control.
Across its line-up Renault builds safety on real-world situations. It has done just that with
New Mégane, focusing both on technologies that 'prevent, correct, and protect' most
effectively and on educating road-users.

With a score of 37 out of 373 in its EuroNCAP crash tests, New Mégane stands out as the safest
vehicle in any class ever tested by the independent road safety body4. The only automaker to
have secured the five-star top rating 11 times, Renault makes safety a priority. New Mégane’s
programmed deformation structure absorbs energy in the event of an impact to ensure the
integrity of the cabin and the safety of its occupants. It incorporates materials and high, very high,
and very, very high elastic steels for absorbing and dissipating as much kinetic energy as
possible. Controlled deformation ensures that occupants are subjected to lower deceleration
forces and, coupled with the third-generation Renault System for Restraint and Protection
(SRP3), guarantees an extremely high level of protection
New Mégane’s SRP3 is designed to adjust to the force of an impact and the build of the vehicle’s
occupants. It combines pretensioners (dual pretensioners for the front seats, single for the rear
side seats), which prevent the body from being thrown forward on impact and tighten the strap
against the thorax and lap; load limiters to reduce the pressure exerted by the strap on the thorax;
and dual-chamber twin-stage adaptive airbags that deploy by just the right amount to absorb the
remaining kinetic energy. SRP3 affords the best possible degree of protection against
submarining – when the groin slides underneath the lapstrap – which can cause extensive, and
sometimes very serious, injury to the abdomen in the event of a collision.