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Guess what car has risen to the occasion lately? The new Ford Mondeo got the 5-star rating for adult occupant protection in the most recent Euro NCAP safety testing which was announced yesterday!

The Mondeo was one of the top 10 ever accounted in the valued independent crash testing assessments as shown on the test’s results. The all-new Ford Mondeo will go along with Ford’s three other models and they are the Focus, Galaxy and the S-MAX which are included in Euro NCAP’s top 10 list. The latest highlight is expected to strengthen Ford of Europe's according to the headlines in Ford.com. The latest achievement will secure a spot for the company with the highest number of vehicles in the top 10 for adult occupant protection.

“With each new model, our quest is for the ultimate safety performance. This latest Euro NCAP 5-star rating for the new Mondeo is a further validation of our holistic approach to engineering safety into Ford vehicles, and the strength of our Ford Intelligent Protection System. It demonstrates emphatically that the work we devote to optimising the safety of Ford vehicles really pays off where it counts in a family car like Mondeo with significant protection for adults and children alike,” says Gisbert Gaeb, the Manager for Vehicle Safety of Ford of Europe.

Check out a few of Ford Mondeo’s components in its safety system:

Ford Intelligent Protection System - All drivers of the new Mondeo will gain from Ford’s dedication to safety with massive new features which improves the car's Intelligent Protection System (IPS).

• Improved driver protection through a horizontally retracting steering column
• Retracting safety pedals
• Optimised airbag deployment
• Enhanced safety belt system with pretensioners for front seat passengers
• Advanced seat design
• Advanced neck injury protection system for front seat passengers
• High-level child protection with ISOFIX
• The effectiveness of the new Mondeo’s horizontally retracting steering column and knee air bag were acknowledged by Euro NCAP when the performance of the Mondeo was reviewed in detail with Ford engineers.

Several of the significant new active safety technologies to give out new levels of driver control and accident prevention are accessible in the new Mondeo. Furthermore, the standard Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) with Brake Assist (EBA), improved Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) system Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) are found in the new Ford Mondeo. Other technologies include:

• Optional Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Forward Alert (FA) audio and visual collision warning system and collision mitigation by braking
• Optional Interactive Vehicle Dynamics Control (IVDC) active suspension system with Continuously Controlled Damping (CCD)
• Automatic Hazard Warning Lights Activation
• Optional Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and Run Flat tires
• Highly developed Advanced Front Lighting Systems (AFS)
• Optional Hill Launch Assist (HLA)
• Standard Ford EasyFuel capless refuelling system, which prevents accidentally fuelling the vehicle with the wrong type of fuel