Luxury cars cost more to buy, but typically offer better anti-theft devices,
accident avoidance technologies and passenger protection systems than less expensive choices.
Safety features include front and side - impact airbags,
accident avoidance technologies available, stability control, antilock brakes, electronic brake - force distribution, brake assist, and traction control.
Most Civic trims are also available with the Honda Sensing suite of
accident avoidance technologies.
Today, everyone is more safety conscious, and new vehicle purchase decisions are often based on whether a model has the latest
accident avoidance technologies like forward collision and blind spot warnings, and automatic emergency braking.
New crash test standards proposed by the federal government will push automakers to make
accident avoidance technology standard if they want to get five - star ratings.
Not exact matches
One study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimates that crash -
avoidance technologies could reduce fatal car
accidents by one - third, potentially saving many thousands of lives a year.
Featuring more than five
accident -
avoidance features, the patented Honda Sensing
technology keeps the Civic safe in hazardous conditions.
While neither the Civic Si nor the 86 offer all the latest
accident -
avoidance technology, both do well in crash tests.
The hybrid also benefits from the same updates the regular RAV4 gets this year, including subtly massaged exterior styling and a new suite of high - tech
accident -
avoidance technologies.
What's more, with new advances such as lane departure warnings, traffic jam assistance, and collision
avoidance technology, there has already been a reduction in
accidents.