Sentences with phrase «iihs awards criteria»
The Tesla Model S and the BMW i3 fall short of meeting IIHS awards criteria, but two plug - in hybrids earn the 2017 Top Safety Pick + award.
http://www.iihs.org/ Not exact matches
A crucial change for the 2017 IIHS awards is the addition of a new headlight criteria that dictates that only vehicles with «acceptable» or «good» headlight visibility may qualify for the highest honors.
Under the IIHS ratings program, a front crash prevention system with autobrake is one of the criteria required to earn a Top Safety Pick + award.
IIHS is using new criteria for the awards this year.
IIHS has been awarding Top Safety Pick since the 2006 model year and has tightened criteria twice before this year.
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) announced earlier this year that it would include a new passenger - side crash test as part of its criteria for the coveted Top Safety Pick + award.
To highlight acceptable to good performance in the new crash criterion of small overlap, the IIHS has up rated its Top Safety Pick award by adding on a plus sign (+).
Toyota also pointed out that the Prius v has previously been awarded an IIHS Top Safety Pick — which accounts for many criteria except small overlap.
This marks the fourth time that IIHS has strengthened criteria for the plus award.
«Just as we are always updating the criteria for our awards for new vehicles, Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick +, we can now point used vehicle buyers toward even safer models than before,» says David Zuby, IIHS executive vice president and chief research officer.