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7/8/2008 Ford's all-new FG Falcon has become the first Australian-built car to receive a five-star rating form the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). The petrol FG Falcon sedan range was awarded the maximum five-star safety rating rating with a total score of 34.6 points (out of a possible 37 points), giving it the highest score ever recorded by a locally produced car in Australia by a significant margin. "The petrol FG Falcon sedan range has been judged by ANCAP as being the safety leader amongst locally manufactured vehicle, cementing Ford's long standing reputation for safety leadership in Australia," Ford Australia President Bill Osborne said.
We design our cars to deliver real-world safety benefits for our customers. This result is a resounding third party endorsement of the extensive safety development program undertaken for the all-new FG Falcon." "Not only is the FG Falcon the safest vehicle ever produced in this country, it is also competitive with the safest sedans in the world." "These safety tests add further validation to the extensive crash simulation process and physical crash test program conducted by Ford Australia for the FG Falcon, which was the most comprehensive in the company's history." More than 38 different vehicle crash modes were investigated by Ford during the course of the vehicle's development, with 426 full vehicle representative physical crash tests and more than 5,000 state-of-the-art simulated crash tests completed. The petrol FG Falcon sedan scored maximum points in two of the three physical crash tests performed by ANCAP, setting a new standard in vehicle safety for a locally manufactured family car, with its world class body structure and comprehensive suite of active and passive safety features. Find out more about FG Falcon safety at Jarvis |
