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6 airbags now standard on all Hyundai cars, SUVs in India

Only Nios, Aura and Venue were remaining to be updated with 6 airbags as standard.
1 min read3 Oct '23
Saptarshi MondalSaptarshi Mondal
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Hyundai India has announced that it will now offer all its models with six airbags as standard across the range, thereby becoming the first mass-market carmaker to do so. This follows shortly after the Verna achieved a 5-star safety rating from Global NCAP.

  1. All Hyundais now get 6 airbags as standard
  2. 3 Hyundais have been sent for Bharat NCAP tests  
  3. Verna has scored a 5-star safety rating at Global NCAP

6 airbags as standard on all Hyundais

Hyundai was already offering six airbags as standard on most of its line-up, except on the Grand i10 Nios, Aura and Venue. These models were offered with four airbags as standard with six available only on the higher-spec variants. Now, all models across all variants get six airbags.

Earlier this year, Hyundai had also made three-point seatbelts with seatbelt reminders standard for all seats for all models across variants. Notably, out of the 13 models that Hyundai has on sale in India, 10 come with ESC and hill-start assist control as standard, with only the Exter, Grand i10 Nios and Aura not having it on all variants.

Hyundai has also announced that it has voluntarily sent three models to Bharat NCAP for crash testing to begin with and more will follow soon, although it hasn’t yet specified what these models are. The results can be expected in the coming months.

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Hyundai Verna Global NCAP frontal crash test

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Hyundai Verna Global NCAP side pole impact test

Side pole impact test

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