June 29, 2022 – The safety standards across different regions and markets around the world are vastly different and Global NCAP decided to demonstrate this with a new crash test. It involves two entry-level Hyundai sedans for different markets and the results are crushing, to say the least.
Representing the US market is a Hyundai Accent, while the Mexican market car is a Hyundai Grand i10. The two vehicles are the cheapest sedans sold by Hyundai in their respective countries. The US market car features 6 airbags and electronic stability control, a stark contrast to the Mexican market car which only features two frontal airbags.
The two vehicles were accelerated towards each other in a head-on crash test, with the cars colliding with a small overlap on the driver’s side. The aftermath of the crash shows a major difference in how well the passengers in each car are protected.
