2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale receives five-star ANCAP safety rating

The imminent 2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale has received a five-star ANCAP safety rating.

This rating is based on testing conducted by Euro NCAP in 2022. It applies to Tonale hybrid variants, which will arrive in Australia this month, priced from $49,900 before on-road costs.

It scored 84 per cent for adult occupant protection (32.15 out of 38 points), 87 per cent for child occupation protection (42.88 out of 49 points), 67 per cent for vulnerable road user protection (36.23 out of 54 points), and 85 per cent for safety assist (13.62 out of 16 points).

A plug-in hybrid Tonale is due in late 2023, but it is currently unrated.

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“The five-star rating for the Alfa Romeo Tonale hybrid sees it added to a growing list of small SUVs with strong and green safety credentials,” said ANCAP chief executive officer Carla Hoorweg.

“We are very pleased that the extensive safety features inherent in our Alfa Romeo Tonale Hybrid have now been recognised here in Australia,” added Stellantis India and Asia Pacific's senior vice president of marketing, sales and regional operations, Billy Hayes.

ANCAP noted the lack of a front-centre airbag, which can prevent a potentially deadly head clash between the driver and front passenger in a side collision, with far-side impact points deducted.

Standard safety equipment includes; autonomous emergency braking with junction assist, lane departure warning, lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise control, traffic sign recognition, and intelligent speed limit assist.

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Blind-spot alert and rear cross-traffic alert are limited to the flagship Veloce in Australia.

Six airbags (dual frontal, side head and side chest) are fitted as standard.

ANCAP also released results for the GWM Ora and Citroen C5 X this week, which all scoring a maximum five-star safety rating.

However, the BMW i4 and Peugeot 308 fell short, with four-star safety ratings from testing conducted in 2022.