MAN TGM earns 5-star Euro NCAP safety rating and CitySafe award
MAN's TGM medium-duty truck achieved the highest Euro NCAP five-star safety rating and a CitySafe award for urban safety.
- 5 stars
- up to 16 tonnes
- 5-star and CitySafe
What Happened
The MAN TGM has earned the maximum five-star rating from Euro NCAP in its heavy commercial vehicle tests. The medium-duty truck, weighing up to 16 tonnes, scored well across all three assessment categories: Safe Driving, Crash Avoidance, and Post-Crash Safety. Euro NCAP highlighted its modern assistance and safety systems, including driver monitoring, automatic emergency braking, turning assist, and lane and speed assist.
5 stars
Maximum score from Euro NCAP for heavy trucks
“The five-star rating from Euro NCAP confirms our consistent commitment to thinking about safety holistically - from safe driving to active accident avoidance to support after an accident. Especially in distribution and city traffic, where vehicles, drivers and other road users come together particularly closely, modern assistance and safety systems make a decisive contribution to reducing risks.”
- Driver monitoring system detecting fatigue
- Automatic emergency braking and turning assist
- Lane and speed assist functions
Why this matters
The rating shows that heavy trucks can meet rigorous safety standards, improving protection for drivers and vulnerable road users in city traffic.
Terms in This Story
- Euro NCAP
- European New Car Assessment Programme, an independent organization that tests vehicle safety.
- CitySafe award
- An extra recognition from Euro NCAP for vehicles with high safety standards in urban traffic.
- Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
- A system that automatically applies the brakes to avoid or mitigate collisions.
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