Car news today: Suzuki Swift hit with one star ANCAP safety rating, Toyota’s next electric car unveiled for Europe, and more – 13 December 2024

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Friday 13 December 2024. Notably in car information on the present time: the Suzuki Swift shrimp car has completed a shock one-considerable person end result from safety authority ANCAP, and Toyota has unveiled its next electrical car for Europe, the Suzuki e-Vitara-primarily based Metropolis Cruiser.

Browse this scenario:

• Suzuki Swift will get graceful one considerable person for ANCAP safety rating
• Toyota debuts fresh Metropolis Cruiser electrical SUV
• Toyota LandCruiser Prado scores five-considerable person safety with ANCAP
• Mercedes-AMG’s first electrical SUV can beget over 745kW
• Reviewed: 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GSR long-term

Unusual-gen Suzuki Swift awarded graceful one considerable person in ANCAP safety rating

• The fresh-abilities Suzuki Swift shrimp car has had a disappointing safety end result from Australian safety authority ANCAP, scoring graceful a one-out-of-five-considerable person rating.

• The fresh model scored graceful 47 percent for adult occupant protection, 59 percent for baby occupant protection, 76 percent for inclined avenue users and, lastly, 54 percent for safety reduction – some scores extra special decrease than the majority of automobiles on the avenue on the present time.

• ANCAP reported that, particularly, “protection of the chest – a predominant body explain – changed into subsequently assessed as Heart-broken and the rating capped, resulting in 0 functions awarded for this take a look at”.

• To evaluation, the present Toyota Yaris has a five-considerable person rating, scoring lots better with 86 percent adult occupant protection, 87 percent baby occupant protection, 78 inclined avenue person protection and 87 for safety reduction. It changed into examined by ANCAP in 2020.

Toyota finds fresh Metropolis Cruiser model for Europe

• Toyota Europe has pulled the covers off its most as a lot as the moment model known as the Metropolis Cruiser which is closely per the logo-fresh Suzuki e-Vitara.

• Powering the Metropolis Cruiser is a 49kWh battery pack and entrance-power electrical motor that produces 106kW/189Nm. An all-wheel-power variant with an even bigger 61kWh battery will moreover be on hand that produces bigger outputs of 135kW/300Nm.

• The Metropolis Cruiser has been developed upon a platform dedicated to electrical powertrains, reasonably than one converted from a combustion platform.

• Weird and wonderful tools comprises the gathering of 18- or 19-bolt wheels, a 10.25-bolt instrument cluster and 10.1-bolt touchscreen, 360-level cameras, alongside with smartphone integration and satellite tv for laptop navigation.

• Sadly, the fresh Toyota Metropolis Cruiser has no longer been confirmed for the Australian market.

Toyota’s fresh-gen LandCruiser Prado scores five considerable person ANCAP rating

• Vehicle safety authority ANCAP has on the present time launched outcomes for the fresh 250 Series Toyota LandCruiser Prado, giving the rugged SUV an total rating of 5 stars.

• The fresh Toyota four-wheel power scored well all the strategy by the board, with a 85 percent adult occupant protection rating, 89 percent for baby occupant protection and 82 percent for safety reduction. Within the period in-between, the rating for inclined avenue person protection is 84 percent.

• To evaluation, the present Ford Everest scored 86 percent for adult occupant protection, a formidable 93 percent for baby occupant protection, 74 percent for inclined avenue person protection and within the extinguish 86 percent for safety reduction.

• The fresh Prado has nine airbags as traditional (up from seven airbags featured within the previous 150 Series abilities), and moreover functions a extra complete Toyota safety suite as traditional.

Mercedes-AMG’s first electrical SUV can beget over 745kW of energy

• Mercedes-AMG is at the moment undergoing checking out for its first bespoke AMG electrical SUV and it’s situation to be an electrical rival to the upcoming electrical Porsche Cayenne and the Lotus Eletre.

• In step with experiences from Autocar, the fresh AMG SUV will make bigger than 745kW and could well be the first model constructed off the logo’s fresh AMG.EA platform.

• The platform will command 800-volt structure and is mostly on hand in both twin- or tri-motor configurations when it launches spherical 2026.

• The model is moreover expected to be succesful off-avenue with Autocar moreover reporting that the model is decided to make command of variable hurry high suspension.

• An electrical four-door GT car to rival the Porsche Taycan is moreover at the moment in vogue.

Mitsubishi Triton GSR long-term evaluation

• Chasing Autos manufacturing specialist Tom Situation’s long-term written and video experiences of the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GSR changed into published, including his solutions within the introduction to a six-month long Chasing Autos car evaluate.
• Tom equipped his Triton GSR future by addressing several ingredients of the ute, including how Chasing Autos specced the Triton for the six-month tenure.
• Tom talked in regards to the spec of the GSR, the rear canopy and the fresh 2.4-litre twin-turbo diesel engine.
• Assign tuned for added updates on the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GSR long-termer as Tom continues his tenure with the car.

READ: Hyperlink to written evaluation

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