Toyota Innova Hycross scores 5-star safety rating at Bharat NCAP

The Innova Hycross is the first MPV to get a five-star safety rating at Bharat NCAP.

The Toyota Innova Hycross has scored a five-star safety rating at the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (Bharat NCAP), thereby becoming the maiden multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) model in India to achieve the feat.

The Innova Hycross bagged five stars in the adult occupant protection (AOP) category with 30.47 points out of 32. In the child occupant protection (COP) category, the MPV garnered five stars with 45 points out of 49.

One of the largest-selling MPVs in India, the Innova Hycross comes with standard safety features like six airbags, electronic stability control (ESC), hill start assist, anti-lock braking system (ABS) with electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD), and seatbelt reminder as standard. It also complies with pedestrian protection norms.

The five-star safety rating is for the entire range of the Innova Hycross across seven-seater and eight-seater configurations. The availability of six airbags and ESC right from the entry-level variant played an important role in the handsome scores achieved by the vehicle during the carsh tests.

The Innova Hycross comes with a 2.0-litre VVTi petrol engine, developing 172 hp of maximum power and 205 Nm of peak torque. The petrol motor is mated to a CVT automatic. Then there is the 2.0-litre VVTi petrol engine with the fifth-generation strong hybrid electric vehicle (SHEV) system, which churns out a combined maximum power of 184 hp and peak twisting force of 188Nm with the motor torque at 206Nm. The hybrid unit is mated to an e-drive sequential shift.

The Innova Hycross is a highly fuel-efficient vehicle with a claimed mileage of 16.13 kmpl for the petrol unit and 23.24 kmpl for the hybrid unit.

While the Innova Hycross petrol is priced between Rs 19.09 lakh and Rs 21.30 lakh (ex-showroom), the Innova Hycross hybrid sits in the bracket of Rs 26.31 lakh to Rs 31.34 lakh (ex-showroom).

At Bharat NCAP, the cars are assessed based on the crash-test performance across three sections -- AOP, COP and safety assist technologies.

The cars undergo a frontal offset deformable barrier test at a speed of 64 kmph, a side movable deformable barrier test at a speed of 50 kmph and a side pole impact test at a speed of 29 kmph. Finally, they are given star ratings from one to five on the basis of their performance across different sections.