Tata Harrier And Safari Facelift To Undergo Bharat Ncap Crash Tests: Report

Tata Motors recently revealed the facelift of its two SUVs, Tata Harrier and Tata Safari. Tata will be launching both the SUVs on October 17 and will soon be revealing the prices of the SUVs. Bookings for the Harrier and the Safari can be made by paying an amount of Rs 25,000. Additionally, both the SUVs have also been nominated for the newly launched Bharat NCAP crash tests. 

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Tata Harrier and Tata Safari - Platform 

As per a report by ‘carandbike’, both the Tata SUVs have already been sent for the Bharat NCAP crash tests and we are now waiting for the results to be out. After its inception, Bharat NCAP programme has received requests for over 30 different models from different manufacturers that have willingly sent their cars for the BNCAP crash tests. The Tata SUVs are built on the same OMEGARC platform that supports the Land Rover D8 and has also been used by the Land Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport. However, Tata has heavily modified the OMEGARC platform for the Harrier and the Safari to make them comparatively affordable.  

Tata Harrier and Tata Safari - Safety Features 

Talking about the safety features equipped in the SUVs, both the cars get an ADAS functionality, six airbags as standard and the top-spec variants getting an extra knee airbag, seat belt reminders for all seats, traction control, electronic stability control, hill hold control, rollover mitigation, corner stability control and ISOFIX child seat anchors. 

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What is Bharat NCAP?

The Union Minister of Road, Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari recently launched the Bharat NCAP tests that came into effect from October 1. The introduction of Bharat NCAP programme has made India the fifth country in the world to have its own NCAP programmer to assess cars in terms of safety. Bharat NCAP emblem and sticker will be present on cars with their safety rating score after clearing the test. The tested vehicles will be given star ratings on the basis of how they performed during the test in two different types of categories - Adult Occupants Protection (AOP) and Child Occupants Protection (COP). The Bharat NCAP programme will not just test ICE vehicles but will also test CNG and electric vehicles produced in India.