2022 has also seen the trend towards electrification accelerate. Volkswagen new-but-retro ID. Buzz is an all-electric take on a large MPV. Bucking the trend, though, are combustion-engined twins, the Ford Ranger and VW Amarok pick-ups, which combine traditional powertrains with up-to-date safety technology.

‘2022 has been one of Euro NCAP’s busiest-ever years and we have seen a lot of new car makers and new technologies. It’s clear that European consumers still demand the highest levels of safety and that a good Euro NCAP rating is seen by car manufacturers as critical to success here. Twenty-five years since it first started, Euro NCAP is still driving ever-higher levels of safety and our protocols for 2023 will brings exciting, tough new challenges to the car industry”, says Michiel van Ratingen, Euro NCAP’s Secretary General. Family cars were also part of this month’s release: the larger Škoda Octavia received five stars for its performance in Euro NCAP’s tests.

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