Both vehicles qualify for the award when equipped with optional
front crash prevention and specific headlights.
The latest small
overlap front crash test results reveal a range of performance among top - selling small cars.
The car earns a superior rating
for front crash prevention when equipped with optional automatic braking.
They must also have an
available front crash prevention rating that earns an advanced or superior rating.
To become a Top Safety Pick Plus, the vehicle must earn Top Safety Pick distinction, in addition to receiving a superior or advanced rating
in front crash prevention.
Most of the winners only qualify when they include options for bolstered
front crash protection and headlights.
However, the Q3 does not
offer front crash prevention features like automatic emergency braking or forward collision warning.
These
include front crash prevention, lane departure warning, blind spot detection, park assist, and rear crash prevention.
Unlike front crash prevention, lane maintenance systems haven't been shown to reduce insurance claims.
In order to earn a Top Safety Pick rating, a vehicle must earn a score of «Good» in five key tests and be available with a
basic front crash prevention system.
The crash rates of vehicles equipped with the technology were compared with the crash rates of the same models
without front crash prevention.
The crash tests compare vehicles by their performance in
front crashes into a fixed barrier at 35 mph; more than half of vehicle occupant injuries occur in such accidents.
In the German study, nearly two - thirds of car - to - car small overlap
front crashes occurred on rural roads, with 37 percent on or near a curve.
The vehicle does not have an emergency automatic braking system or collision warning system; therefore, it was not tested
for front crash prevention.
Results in the driver - side small overlap and moderate
overlap front crash tests are given priority in this ranking.
It got four - star ratings
in front crash tests and five - star ratings on the side crash tests.
However,
unlike front crash prevention, drivers must activate adaptive cruise control every time they use it, and the feature generally isn't used for all types of driving.
To achieve the Top Safety Pick + rating, a vehicle must offer at least some level
of front crash protection with automatic braking.
Finally, if you're unfortunate enough to get into a fender - bender, the 2018 WRX / STI feature upgraded
front crash structures for increased safety.
The NHTSA gave the 2016 Rogue four out of five stars for overall crash protection (four stars
on front crash protection, and five stars on side crash protection), and the IIHS gave the Rogue the highest rating of «Good» in all categories.
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A dozen new cars and SUVs earn the highest rating of superior in the latest round of
IIHS front crash prevention evaluations.
Q50 and Q70 models were awarded IIHS» highest accolade for their performance on the IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, and the
advanced front crash safety features available on both vehicles, particularly INFINITI's Forward Emergency Braking (FEB) system.
The automaker is also recalling 102,000 2002 Jeep Liberty SUVs to inspect
front crash sensors that could be damaged by power steering bracket.
In track evaluations, the system completely stopped the vehicle in the Institute's 12 and 25 mph
front crash avoidance tests.
The 2017 Forte sedan adds the option of
front crash mitigation, but you must first specify the priciest EX trim and then select the $ 4,490 EX Premium Plus Package, making the lowest - priced Forte sedan you can buy with active safety is among its most expensive configurations at $ 26,540.
Analysts examined the point of impact for S60s and XC60s with City Safety and for comparable vehicles without a low -
speed front crash prevention system repaired under PDL coverage.
Even after the structurally debilitating
offset front crash with an impact speed of 64 km / h (40 mph), the extremely rigid material used for the passenger cell maintains an intact survival space for passengers.
Automakers representing 99 percent of the U.S. auto market have committed to
making front crash prevention with automatic braking standard on virtually all new vehicles by 2022.
Most new vehicles are designed to do well in the federal government's full -
width front crash test and in the Institute's moderate overlap front test, but that is no guarantee of good performance in a small overlap crash.
«We hope manufacturers will continue to
incorporate front crash prevention, developing more robust systems and adding them to more trim levels or, better yet, making them standard equipment,» IIHS president Adrian Lund said in a statement.
A newly enlarged outdoor track provides space for high - speed maneuvers plus room to
evaluate front crash prevention systems and other technologies.
That's the main type of crash that
current front crash prevention systems are designed to avoid.»
«SUVs have gotten much safer over the past few generations, but some are better than others at providing
comprehensive front crash protection,» says David Zuby, IIHS executive vice president and chief research officer.
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The Institute added a much tougher type of
front crash called the small overlap front test.
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