All-new Mazda CX-80 Awarded Five Star Euro NCAP Rating

The all-new Mazda CX-80 has achieved a maximum five-star rating by Euro NCAP in its latest series of tests. Mazda’s new seven-seat flagship SUV scored 92% in the Adult Occupancy category, and 88% for Child Occupancy. It also secured an 84% score in the area of Vulnerable Road Users protection.

The Mazda CX-80’s outstanding 92% score in Adult Occupancy included full marks in both the Lateral and Rear Impact tests, with a satisfactory level of protection recognised in the full-width rigid barrier Frontal Impact test. In both the side barrier and more severe side pole impact, protection of all critical body areas was good, leading to a maximum score in this part of the assessment.

In the Child Occupancy category, Mazda’s new SUV also achieved maximum points in both Frontal and Lateral Impact for crash test performance based on six- and 10-year-old children. The correct installation of child seats – CRS Installation Check – also received full marks, leading to an excellent combined score of 88%.

The all-new CX-80 scored an impressive 84% in the Vulnerable Road Users category. The autonomous emergency braking system’s (AEB) response to pedestrians both in front and to the rear of the car was good, as was its performance in tests of its reaction to cyclists, including protection against ‘dooring’ – where a door is suddenly opened in the patch of a cyclist approaching from behind.

The CX-80’s comprehensive range of i-Activsense driver-supporting safety technologies helped it secure a solid 79% Safety Assist rating. The vehicle achieved a maximum score in the Lane Support category for Emergency Lane Keeping, Lane Keep Assist and Human Machine Interface. AEB Car-to-Car performance also received a superb rating in numerous fields relating to approaching other cars, as well as turning across the path of an oncoming car.

Also contributing to the five-star rating is Mazda’s Skyactiv Multi-Solution Scalable Architecture, which is the basis for the CX-80’s longitudinal front-engine rear-wheel drive mechanical layout and its excellent driving dynamics. The rear-biased all-wheel drive system combines the stability and traction of an AWD set-up with the neutral cornering characteristics of a rear-wheel drive system. Featuring three-row seating, the new CX-80 is the most spacious car in Mazda’s European line-up. Comfortable, versatile and ‘Crafted in Japan’, it combines progressive design anchored in Japanese aesthetics with outstanding on-board accommodation flexibility, superior technology and features common to premium SUVs in its segment, and the signature driving performance delivered by every Mazda.