The Maruti Suzuki e Vitara recently received a 5-star safety rating from Bharat NCAP. Two of its rivals, the Mahindra BE 6 and Tata Curvv EV, have also undergone Bharat NCAP tests. We previously compared the e Vitara’s crash-test results with the BE 6’s, but how does this upcoming Maruti EV compare with the Tata Curvv EV? Let us find out. 

Maruti e Vitara vs Tata Curvv EV: Bharat NCAP results

e Vitara ahead in adult occupant protection, Curvv EV better in child occupant protection

As the table shows, the Maruti e Vitara has scored 0.68 points higher than the Curvv EV in the adult occupant protection (AOP) tests. However, the Curvv EV has a better child occupant (COP) score, 1.83 points higher than the upcoming Maruti EV. 

Maruti e Vitara vs Tata Curvv EV: Adult occupant protection

Both EVs get 5 stars, but e Vitara has a better overall score

Overall, the e Vitara performed better than the Curvv EV in the AOP tests. It achieved a full score in the side movable deformable barrier test, unlike the Curvv EV. It provided ‘good’ protection to all critical parts of the occupant in the side movable deformable barrier test and side pole impact test. 

However, in the frontal offset deformable barrier test, the e Vitara scored 0.17 points less than the Tata rival, offering ‘good’ protection to the driver’s head, neck, pelvis, thighs and feet and ‘adequate’ protection to the chest and tibiae. All parts of the co-driver, however, received ‘good’ protection.

As for the Curvv EV, in the frontal offset deformable barrier test, it offered ‘good’ protection to the front-row occupants, except for the driver’s tibiae and the co-driver’s left tibia, which received ‘adequate’ protection.

In the side movable deformable barrier test, the passenger’s chest received ‘adequate’ protection, while all other parts received ‘good’ protection. All critical parts of the occupant received ‘good’ protection in the side pole impact test.

Takeaway

In the frontal offset deformable barrier test, the driver’s tibiae received ‘adequate’ protection in both EVs. The e Vitara also offered ‘adequate’ protection to the driver’s chest, whereas the Curvv EV provided ‘good’ protection. On the other hand, protection for the co-driver’s left tibia was ‘adequate’ in the Curvv EV and ‘good’ in the e Vitara.

In the side movable deformable barrier test, the Curvv EV provided ‘adequate’ protection to the passenger’s chest, while the Vitara offered ‘good’ protection to all parts of the occupant. 

In the side pole impact test, however, both the cars offered ‘good’ protection to all parts of the passenger. 

Maruti e Vitara vs Tata Curvv EV: Child occupant protection

e Vitara gets fewer points in the vehicle assessment test than Curvv EV

The child seats for the 18-month-old and 3-year-old dummies on both the e Vitara and Curvv EV were installed in the rearward direction using ISOFIX anchorages on the rear seats. Both cars scored full points in their side crash tests (4 out of 4), with both dummies. The Curvv EV lost 0.17 points in the frontal crash test involving the 3-year-old dummy, scoring 7.83 out of 8. The Tata scored full points in the frontal crash test with the 18-month-old dummy, as did the Maruti. 

Takeaway

The Curvv EV’s 0.17-point loss in the frontal crash test with the 3-year-old dummy resulted in the SUV-coupe having a child safety dynamic score of 23.83 out of a total 24 points, whereas the e Vitara scored full points. However, the Maruti EV had a lower vehicle assessment score of 7 out of 13, compared to the Tata Curvv EV’s 9 points. That said, both cars scored a full 12 points in CRS installation.

Maruti e Vitara vs Tata Curvv EV: Safety features

Both cars get a similar safety suite, but e Vitara gets an additional airbag

The Curvv EV’s safety suite consists of 6 standard airbags, a 360-degree camera, front and rear parking sensors, an electronic parking brake, disc brakes on all wheels, a tyre-pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and Level 2 ADAS. All of this is also available with the e Vitara, with the only difference being an additional driver’s knee airbag, which is not offered with the Tata SUV-coupe.  

The Maruti Suzuki e Vitara and Tata Curvv EV rival the Hyundai Creta Electric, Mahindra BE 6 and MG ZS EV and will also lock horns with the upcoming Tata Sierra EV.