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The spacious, versatile and beautiful estate car, which goes on sale in the UK in October
for January 2014 first deliveries, joins the Leon five-door hatchback as a five-star car.
The rating is the result of exceptional scores in all areas of the industry-standard Euro NCAP test, but particularly the adult occupant safety and child occupant safety sections, for which the Leon ST scored 94 per cent and 92 per cent respectively.
Features such as front passenger airbag deactivation, to facilitate installation of a rear-facing child seat, helped achieve the child occupant score, while extensive use of high strength and ultra-high strength steels in key areas of the chassis ensure that the Leon ST remains as stable as possible during a collision.
Alongside the five-star safety rating, the Leon ST has received two Euro NCAP Advanced awards, for its lane-keeping assistant and multi-collision brake systems; Euro NCAP Advanced was established in 2010 by Euro NCAP to reward ground-breaking emerging safety innovations.
"Seat is committed to the highest levels of active and passive safety in all its models," said Dr. Matthias Rabe, Executive Vice-President for Research and Development at Seat S.A. "The thorough development work developed at our Technical Centre is now rewarded with the excellent classification achieved by both variants of the new Leon in the demanding Euro NCAP tests."
"We are also pleased with the two Euro NCAP Advanced rewards for the Seaf multi-collision brake system and the Seaf lane-keeping assistant in the new Leon. It is the new Leon family at the very top of the latest technology," he further added.
Dr. Rabe accepted the two Euro NCAP Advanced certificates at the Frankfurt Motor Show, where the Leon ST made its world debut.
Posted in: Award,Crash Test,Dr. Matthias Rabe,Estate,Euro NCAP,Europe,Five-Star Safety Rating,Leon ST,SEAT
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