Hyundai Verna has secured 5-star rating for adult and child occupant safety in the latest Global NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) crash tests. As far as adult occupants are concerned, the sedan has scored 28.18 points out of 34, whereas it secured 42 out of the maximum 49 points for child safety. With this, of all the cars currently on sale in the Indian markets, it has become the fifth car to secure a 5-star rating. The other 4 cars that have received 5-star safety rating are — Skoda Slavia, Volkswagen Virtus, Skoda Kushaq, Volkswagen Taigun.

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Earlier on Tuesday, Hyundai Motor India said that all its models in the country would now come with six airbags as standard.  

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Hyundai Motor India COO Tarun Garg said that with rising road network and increase in speed limits it is natural to upgrade the cars. Taking a big leap in the safety journey, the company has now decided to standardise six airbags in all models and all variants, he noted. The automaker is also looking to enhance ADAS (advanced driver-assistance system) and connected features across its entire product range, Garg said.