Peugeot 308 CC: a "5-star" coupé cabriolet

With 36 points out of a possible total of 37 for head-on and side impacts, the 308 CC not only proves it to be a true successor in a famous lineage but also guarantees the highest level of protection for its occupants.

In terms of rankings, this result places the 308 CC in the top 10 scores ever achieved since EuroNCAP tests first started, and ranks it as the best Coupé-Cabriolet on the market in terms of adult occupant protection.

This very fine performance owes nothing to pure chance.

As the latest creation in a long tradition of Coupé-Cabriolets, and in a vehicle segment where Peugeot is currently the world leader with over 650,000 units produced to date, the 308 CC benefits from all the advantages of the 308 vehicle platform, itself the latest word in terms of safety, as well as Peugeot's technical feedback-based experience and incomparable manufacturing expertise in this vehicle niche.

By way of illustration, we can point to the following elements that contribute to achieving this high score:

- A structure designed with built-in strength to withstand and dissipate the energy generated by head-on and side impacts, and notably via a "triple frontal load path.

- Innovative and intelligent methods of restraint with front seats incorporating a side thorax/pelvis airbag and, as a worldwide first, a side head airbag that guarantees effective protection for all body's vital parts irrespective of the body position at the moment of impact.

- The telescopic rear roll bars with pyrotechnic triggers that deploy in a few milliseconds in the event of a roll-over risk being detected to create a protective passenger cell in conjunction with the windscreen pillars that have been specially strengthened for this purpose.

Children have not been overlooked in the development of 308 CC. The three-star rating for child safety places the 308 CC on the category's winners' podium, with even tougher safety...