The Renault Sandero – Safety comes standard
Do you shudder when you imagine your family exposed to the dangers and unpredictability of South African roads? Do you long to wrap them in bubble wrap and keep them safe, away from harm? Renault has the answer: wrap them in a 2016 Sandero instead and see your worries driven away.
Like so many other things, vehicle safety is often misrepresented as an optional extra, requiring more and more of your hard earned cash for every additional layer of security. With the Renault Sandero, complete safety is the only option. Every one of the three trim models of the Sandero come standard with an exhaustive array of safety features you would only expect to find in a much (much!) more expensive car.
Take the ABS as an example. When car-shopping, most of us know to ask about ABS (even though we might not know it refers to Anti-lock Brakes). But what about the things you don’t know to ask about? The Sandero comes standard with Emergency Brake Assist, which detects harsh- or emergency braking and instantly increases braking pressure. Add Electronic Brake-force Distribution, which ensures that each wheel only receives as much brake-force as is safe, given the speed and road conditions. This means you maintain steering control of the car, even if you’re standing on the brake with both feet. Worried that you’ll over- or understeer in an emergency and end up skidding- or spinning out? The Electronic Stability Programme will anticipate your intended course and apply the required amount of brake-force to each wheel individually to make sure you stay on it.
With all of that, airbags are almost superfluous. Which is exactly why Renault went and added four of them. The Dynamique and Turbo Stepway models come standard with front- and side airbags on the driver as well as the passenger’s side. The three-point seatbelts sport the patented Isofix system for extra security when adding a child-seat. And the passenger side airbag is easily disabled by the turn of a handy switch, as recommended for rear-facing child-seats.
You’ll feel safe in a Renault Sandero. It has none of the dinky-toy-feel of a small car or “supermini” as it has been called. This five door hatch back has been praised for its “huge interior space” by the editor of UK magazine, What Car? The same magazine that has bestowed the Sandero with the award for “Best Small Car” in its price-range for the third year running in 2015.
But don’t take our word for it. Book a test drive today and see for yourself.
