The new Proton eMas 7 has been awarded a five-star rating by ASEAN NCAP (New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries). Under the 2021-2025 protocol, the brand’s first electric vehicle (EV) received an overall score of 92.57 points.
In the adult occupant protection (AOP) assessment, the eMas 7 managed a score of 31.20 out of 32 points (39 points weighted score), while it was 44.17 out of 51 points (17.32 points weighted score) in child occupant protection (COP). The eMas 7 comes standard with six airbags, ESC, ABS as well as a seatbelt reminder system for all occupants.
Additionally, the EV comes with autonomous emergency braking, forward collision warning, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, rear cross traffic alert and rear cross traffic braking. These advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) performed well for ASEAN NCAP to award the maximum 21 points (20 points weighted score) in safety assist (SA), which makes the eMas 7 the highest scoring model in this category.
Finally, the eMas 7 received a score of 13 out of 16 points (16.25 points weighted score) in the motorcycle safety (MS) assessment, which tests the functionality of blind spot technology fitted to vehicles.
“With the rising trend among vehicle consumers who currently have a keen interest towards EVs, Proton has ensured that safety is not to be compromised such as having a strong structure to protect the occupants and acceptable safety restraint system,” ASEAN NCAP said in its release.
“Furthermore, ASEAN NCAP is indeed proud that Proton has equipped its model with active safety technologies as a standard fitment across all its variants. A heartfelt congratulations to eMas 7 for achieving a five-star rating. We hope this remarkable feat of raising the safety of vehicles in the ASEAN region is continuing to set a standard for others to follow,” it added.
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