Golf SV Gains Five-Star Safety Rating

VOLKSWAGEN’S new Golf SV has received the top safety award of five stars from the independent Euro NCAP organisation.

With its top-class package of safety features made up of robust vehicle body structure, highly effective combination of seat belts, seats and airbags, plus innovative driver assistance systems the Golf SV has been judged as one of the world's safest cars.

The overall safety rating of five stars for the Golf SV is made up from the results in four categories: occupant protection for adults and children, pedestrian protection and safety assistance.

In addition, Volkswagen offers a number of optional driver assistance systems, including adaptive distance monitoring, an emergency braking system for urban environments and an intelligent headlight system.

The comprehensive technology package is rounded off by the firm’s Blind Spot Sensor with Rear Traffic Alert, which warns drivers of any vehicles in their blind spot and when reversing out of a parking space of any road users approaching from the side.

By Press Association reporters