Five-star ANCAP safety rating for Deepal S07 battery electric SUV

The Deepal S07 battery electric SUV manufactured by Changan Automobile has recently launched in the Australian market and has also received a five-star ANCAP safety rating. 

It scored 95% for Adult Occupant Protection, matching the Toyota Camry as the top scorer for its physical protection and safe restraint of adult occupants against the current 2023-2025 criteria. 

To date, 37 models have been star-rated against these requirements.  

Unblemished injury risk scores for the driver in the side impact (T-bone) and oblique pole crash tests and the front-seat passenger in the frontal offset (head-on) crash test contributed to this record score. 

The Deepal S07’s design and structure also demonstrated good performance, with a low risk of serious injury to occupants of ‘opponent’ vehicles in a crash. A minor deduction of 0.86 points out of a potential 8.00-point penalty was applied to assess vehicle compatibility in the frontal offset crash test. 

Maximum points were awarded for child occupants’ protection in the frontal offset and side impact crash tests. 

ANCAP examines first responders’ safe access to trapped or injured vehicle occupants after every crash test. Interest in this has increased recently, with recessed and retractable electric door handles being introduced into new vehicle designs. ANCAP requires the handles of all side doors to be in the extended, ready-to-open position immediately after a crash in which the vehicle’s system deploys an airbag or detects a severe impact.  

The Deepal S07 has retractable door handles, and a post-crash assessment showed that it meets these criteria. In addition, its doors can be opened if the vehicle loses power, and its electric windows can be opened following water submergence.  

Turning to collision avoidance capability, the S07 has a full suite of autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and lane support systems.   Good and Adequate performance was combined, with mixed results in some of the more advanced AEB Pedestrian test scenarios. A Marginal performance report was recorded for the AEB Crossing scenarios where the S07 showed limited auto-brake performance when crossing the path of another vehicle. 

“We’ve seen several new brands enter the local market over the past year, and they continue to impress in meeting the high safety standard Australian consumers and fleet buyers expect,” says ANCAP chief executive Carla Hoorweg.