Kia's Optima and Sportage models have been awarded the top Euro NCAP safety rating following the latest round of testing.<\/p>\n
The two cars received maximum five-star crash safety ratings – scoring highly for adult protection and child occupant protection.<\/p>\n
Both cars benefit from stronger bodyshells that are made from tougher and lighter materials to help improve safety.<\/p>\n
Kia has also invested heavily in the creation of active safety technologies that are designed to help reduce the possibility of a collision or lessen the impact of any accident.<\/p>\n
The latest Optima and Sportage have Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) fitted as standard and this helps to improve handling if there is a loss of traction.<\/p>\n
In addition, both models are available with the optional Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system, that makes use of long-range radar detection system to automatically detect a potential hazard and therefore ensure the car stops automatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kia's Optima and Sportage models have been awarded the top Euro NCAP safety rating following the latest round of testing. The two cars received maximum five-star crash safety ratings – scoring highly for adult protection and child occupant protection. Both cars benefit from stronger bodyshells that are made from tougher and lighter materials to help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring-issues"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n