KATHMANDU: Until a few years back, safety used to be low on a new car buyer’s priority list, often neglected in favor of fancy features and other luxuries. However, times are changing and awareness about vehicular safety has been increasing worldwide, thanks in part to Global NCAP’s crash testings.

UK-based Global NCAP has been crash testing cars around the globe, accessing the safety factor of these vehicles. Some of widely popular vehicles turned out to have poor safety ratings, like Maruti Swift, Hyundai Grand i10 Nios, Maruti Wagon-R, etc.

Tata and Mahindra, however, are faring better in these crash tests, with their recent models bagging 4- and 5-star safety ratings (adult safety).

Tata Motors currently has the following vehicles in its lineup – Tiago (including Tiago NRG), Tigor, Tigor EV, Altroz, Nexon, Nexon EV, Harrier, Safari, and Punch, among others. The Altroz, Nexon, and Punch have a 5-star adult safety rating, while the Tiago, Tigor, and Tigor EV have a 4-star adult safety rating. The Harrier and Safari have not been crash-tested by Global NCAP yet.

Tata cars occupy six out of the top eight spots on the Global NCAP safety chart, with Mahindra taking the other two spots.

The Mahindra XUV700 sit at the first spot with Tata Punch at the second position with a 5-star adult safety rating. Likewise, XUV300 occupies the third spot followed by Tata Altroz and Nexon at the fourth and fifth positions. The Mahindra Thar is at the sixth position with a 4-star adult safety rating. Next three spots are also obtained by Tata cars with impressive ratings among other car manufacturers.

Tata Motors is offering the highest safety through its production.

Tata Motors is also offering its cars in reasonable prices, besides concerns over safety, which has been attracting new car owners to the company and its cars.