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Ford Transit Custom And Mercedes-Benz V-Class | Valente Score 5-Star ANCAP Ratings

The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has this week handed down the maximum 5-star safety rating for a range of vans and people-movers on the Australian market. Among the 5-star recipients are Ford’s Transit Custom and Tourneo Custo


The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has this week handed down the maximum 5-star safety rating for a range of vans and people-movers on the Australian market.

Among the 5-star recipients are Ford’s Transit Custom and Tourneo Custom, along with the V-Class and Valente models from Mercedes-Benz.

The Ford Tourneo Custom is a people-mover variant of the Transit Custom sold in New Zealand.

It was different story, however, for the Mercedes-Benz Vito.

The Vito receives a split safety rating, with 5-stars awarded to models fitted with optional curtain side airbags, falling to 4-stars for models without this safety device.

ANCAP said that all Mercedes Vito models will soon be eligible for the maximum 5-star rating, as side airbags will be standard in all models commencing in July this year.

“Mercedes-Benz has taken the responsible action to work with ANCAP to improve safety and address the 4-star result,” ANCAP CEO, James Goodwin, said.

“This is an encouraging outcome for safety and [Mercedes] should be commended for working quickly to implement these important safety improvements.”

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