Cupra Born

The passenger compartment of the Born remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy numbers showed good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger.  Cupra showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions.  Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the Born would be a moderately benign impact partner in a frontal collision. In the full width rigid-barrier impact, protection of all critical body areas was good for the driver and at least adequate for the rear seat passenger.  In the side barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good and maximum points were scored. In the more severe side pole impact, protection was good or adequate. Control of excursion (the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the vehicle when it is hit from the far side) was found to be marginal. The Born has a centre airbag to mitigate against occupant to occupant injuries in such impacts and this performed well in Euro NCAP's test. Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection.   The Born has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash and the car also has a system which applies the brakes after an impact to avoid secondary collisions.