- Five-star ANCAP rating for Terron 9.
- 91% adult occupant protection score.
- 89% child occupant protection score.
- 2.5-litre turbo-diesel, 164 kW and 520 N.m.
- Priced from R779 900 in South Africa.
A full five-star ANCAP safety rating has been awarded to the Terron 9 double-cab from LDV, placing it among a new generation of bakkies that meet some of the most demanding independent safety standards. Bobby Ramagwede of the Automobile Association recently described it as the safest bakkie in South Africa on the strength of that result.
How ANCAP testing has changed
Stricter protocols introduced over the last few years now go beyond the original criteria of adult occupant protection, child occupant protection, vulnerable road user protection and safety assist. There are eight key changes, including a more demanding crash protection assessment, motorcycle detection, improved pedestrian protection and more advanced emergency braking.
Cyclist protection, child presence detection and driver attention, distraction and fatigue monitoring are also assessed. A further test, emergency escape, checks whether occupants can open doors or windows after submersion in water, including when electrical power is lost.
Terron 9 scores in each category
The bakkie recorded 91% for adult occupant protection and 89% for child occupant protection. Its 84% for vulnerable road user protection reflects measures for pedestrians and cyclists, with ANCAP highlighting the reversing emergency braking system’s ability to detect adult and child pedestrians. Safety assist, covering driver assistance and accident-prevention technology, came in at 85%.
Maximum points were secured in the full-width frontal, side-impact and occupant-to-occupant crash tests. ANCAP called it “an excellent result for LDV’s new generation UTE”.
About the ANCAP programme
Established in 1992, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program is the independent vehicle safety body for Australia and New Zealand. It crash tests vehicles and runs on-track and on-road assessments of safety technology, publishing star ratings that private and fleet buyers use to compare vehicles of similar size. Its testing standards are developed in close collaboration with Euro NCAP.
LDV Terron 9 price and specification
Power comes from a 2.5-litre turbo-diesel engine producing 164 kW and 520 N.m, paired with an 8-speed ZF automatic transmission and four-wheel drive. Equipment includes Autonomous Emergency Braking with forward and rear collision warning, lane safety systems, blind spot assist, parking and visibility support, traction control, hill-start assist, hill descent control and tyre pressure monitoring.
In South Africa, the Terron 9 double-cab is offered in two specifications priced from R779 900. More information is available at www.ldvsouthafrica.co.za.
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