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Ford Mustang Handed Shocking Two-Star ANCAP Result

The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), tasked with performing crash tests on new cars sold in Australia has revealed a shocking two-star result for the popular Ford Mustang. Australia’s best-selling sports car in 2016 received


The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), tasked with performing crash tests on new cars sold in Australia has revealed a shocking two-star result for the popular Ford Mustang.

Australia’s best-selling sports car in 2016 received a two-star score following tests released by local ANCAP and European Euro NCAP crash authorities on Wednesday.

James Goodwin, ANCAP chief executive, says the car was found wanting following a series of standardised tests featuring V8-powered coupes.

Part of the reason for the Mustang’s poor result stems from a lack of advanced driver aids such as autonomous emergency braking and lane-keeping assistance that will feature in a facelifted version of the car due locally in 2018.

Physical crash test results found airbags that failed to inflate properly and poor performance in frontal-offset and side-impact pole tests used in Australia, but not the US - the Mustang's main market.

"This result is simply shocking for such a newly designed and popular vehicle," Goodwin says.

"There's a strong consumer expectation that a new car should be five-stars and a sports car is no different. Safety should never be compromised."

Ford says the Mustang performed well in US testing, and that many of the current model's shortcomings will be addressed in its successor.

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