ANCAP Safety has awarded a five-star safety rating to all variants of the electric Polestar 2. According to ANCAP, the Polestar 2 has a comprehensive range of active crash avoidance technologies and scored strongly across all areas of assessment.
The model is the fifth battery electric vehicle to be tested against ANCAP’s 2020-2022 criteria.
High scores were achieved in all crash tests, with full points awarded for adult and child occupants in the side impact test, which simulates the effects of a ‘T-bone’ crash. Good scores were also shown in far side impact tests and for occupant-to-occupant interaction. However, the Polestar 2 was penalised for vehicle-to-vehicle compatibility, as it provided a high risk of injury to occupants of another vehicle when struck.
ANCAP said the Polestar 2 also scored well in vulnerable road user protection, achieving a score of 80 per cent. With an active bonnet, the Polestar 2 provides increased protection to struck pedestrians, and its autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system is effective in reacting to pedestrians and cyclists. However, the AEB system does not react to pedestrians when reversing, so AEB reversing tests were not conducted.
Polestar 2 is fitted with lane support systems, including emergency lane keeping and lane keep assist, with good results recorded.
“Today’s consumers are looking to purchase vehicles with top safety and environmental credentials. The well-rounded Polestar 2 ticks these boxes and adds to the suite of five-star rated EVs now available to Australasian consumers,” said ANCAP Chief Executive Officer Carla Hoorweg.
“ANCAP safety ratings are designed to encourage vehicles to provide good protection to vehicle occupants and other road users, and the Polestar 2 has performed well across all areas of assessment.”