Toyota Innova Hycross Gets 5-Star Rating At Bharat NCAP

The Toyota Innova Hycross is the latest car to get a 5-star rating for adult and child occupant protection in the latest round of crash tests by Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP). The Hycross is the first Toyota model and the first MPV to have its crash test results declared by BNCAP. 

The crash test ratings for the Innova Hycross apply to all variants of the MPV, while BNCAP tested the GX 8-seater variant of the petrol Hycross as well as the VX 8-seater and ZX 7-seater variants of the hybrid Hycross. 

In the adult occupant protection tests, the Innova Hycross got a 5-star rating with 30.47 points out of a possible 32. In the frontal offset deformable barrier test, the Hycross scored 14.47 points out of 16. The driver and front passenger have an ‘adequate’ safety rating for the chest, while the driver’s left tibia also got an ‘adequate’ rating. All other body parts got a ‘good’ rating. In the side movable deformable barrier test, the Hycross scored 16 out of 16 points, with a ‘good’ rating for all body parts. It also had an ‘OK’ rating in the side pole impact test. 

The Hycross scored a very respectable 45 points out of 49 in the child occupant protection tests, with a 5-star rating here too. It scored full marks in the Dynamic score (24 out of 24 points) and Child Restraint System (CRS) installation score (12 points out of 12). In the vehicle assessment score, the Hycross received 9 points out of 13. As always, the test was conducted using dummies of 18-month-old and 3-year-old children. 

Toyota’s hybrid MPV comes with safety features like six airbags, ISOFIX mounts, ABS with EBD, stability control, and hill start assist as standard. The top-spec ZX (O) trim also comes with ADAS.