Citroen Basalt Scores 4-Star Safety Rating At Bharat NCAP; Records Full Points In Side Crash Protection

The SUV Basalt recently underwent a crash test at Bharat New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) where it was given 4 stars safety rating for both adult and child occupancies. Citroen launched the Basalt earlier in August this year at a very competitive starting price of Rs 7.99 lakh and is based on the same Common Modular Platform as the Aircross the coupe. The autonomous testing body has shared the results of the crash test along with a video of the same on its official website and YouTube channel, respectively. The crash tests was pending since few months , after its launch of Basalt in India in August.

The tested variants of Basa include the You and the Plus variants of the naturally aspirated petrol versions, and the Plus and Max for the turbo petrol versions, with manual and automatic gearbox options. The coupe SUV scored 26.19 out of 32 points in Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and 35.90 out of 49 points in Child Occupant Protection (COP).

There is an achievement for Citroen as it is the first SUV in its segment to score full points in Side Crash Protection. In the Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier Test, the Basalt scored a satisfactory 10.19 out of 16 points. As for the results, the side movable impact and pole impact tests for adult occupants were rated as ‘Good’, while the front collision rating ranged from ‘Marginal’ to ‘Adequate’. The Basalt has shown good protection for the head and neck during the frontal offset deformable barrier test for the AOP. Surprisingly, the C3 and the eC3, which are made under the same architecture, had scored 0-star ratings each at the Latin NCAP and Global NCAP, respectively.

Citroen Basalt packs in an extensive list of safety features including six airbags, electronic stability control, ISOFIX seat mounts, hill hold control, 3-point seat belts for all seats as standard across all variants. The use of high-tensile steel, Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS), and Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS) has helped Basalt to effectively manage front and side impacts while minimising cabin intrusion.

The Basalt has two petrol engine options on offer: a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated unit and a 1.2-litre turbocharged unit. The French car produces 81 bhp of power and 115 Nm of torque whereas the latter develops 109 bhp and 190 Nm and 205 Nm of torque in Automatic Transmission.