Hyundai BAYON

The passenger compartment of the BAYON remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy numbers showed good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger. Hyundai showed that, on the passenger's side, a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions. However, on the driver's side, structures in the dashboard were considered a risk to occupants' legs and a penalty was applied to the score.  Protection of the driver’s chest was rated as marginal, based on dummy readings of chest compression. Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the BAYON would be a benign impact partner in a frontal collision. In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection of the chest of the rear dummy was rated as weak, based on compression of the chest, but protection was otherwise good or adequate. In the side barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good and the car scored maximum points in this part of the assessment. In the more severe side pole impact, protection of all critical body areas was good or adequate. The BAYON is not equipped with a counter-measure to mitigate occupant to occupant injuries in the event of a side impact.  Mitigation of the extent to which a body would be thrown to the opposite side of a car in a lateral collision was rated as poor.  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 BAYON is equipped with an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash, and with MCB, a system which applies the brakes after a collision to reduce the likelihood of secondary impacts.