Front crash prevention technologies are also evaluated and rated as Basic, Advanced, or Superior.
It also received a Superior for available
front crash prevention technologies.
The Outlander achieved not only a top Good rating in all crash test, but a Superior for available
front crash prevention technologies.
It received a Good rating in all crash tests and a Superior rating for
front crash prevention technologies.
It also received a top rating of Superior for optional
front crash prevention technologies.
Requirements for the Top Safety Pick + award include «Good» ratings in the IIHS» moderate overlap front, side, roof strength, and head restraint tests; either a «Good» or «Acceptable» rating in the difficult small overlap front crash test» and at least a «Basic» rating for
front crash prevention technology.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) named the 2016 F - 150 Crew Cab and Extended Cab Top Safety Picks when equipped with optional
front crash prevention technology.
It achieved their highest rating of Good in all crash tests and for its LATCH child safety seat anchors and a top rating of Superior for
front crash prevention technology.
According to The News Wheel, the Outlander won the award when it was equipped with
front crash prevention technology and specific headlights, features every driver should consider.
Without
the front crash prevention technology, the vehicle would simply be a Top Safety Pick.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Twenty - two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest safety award for 2014, Top Safety Pick +, thanks to a high level of protection in crashes and the availability of
front crash prevention technology to avoid many collisions in the first place.
The Sentra had previously held the agency's Top Safety Pick designation prior to IIHS confirmation of the required
front crash prevention technology performance.
It was named a Top Safety Pick + by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety with a Good in all crash tests and a Superior for
front crash prevention technology.
It gets good fuel economy with an EPA - estimated 36 mpg highway and is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick + with a Good rating in all crash tests and a Superior rating for available
front crash prevention technology.
Twenty - two vehicles earn the Institute's highest safety award for 2014, Top Safety Pick +, thanks to a high level of protection in crashes and the availability of
front crash prevention technology to avoid many collisions in the first place.
That rating bumps to a Top Safety Pick + through either Advanced or Superior
front crash prevention technology ratings.
To earn this rating, a vehicle has to earn the top «good» rating in all crash tests, an «advanced» or «superior» rating for
front crash prevention technology, and a «good» headlight rating.
Not exact matches
It also received a «Basic» rating in
front crash prevention because it doesn't have automatic braking
technology.
2 2017 Kia Forte built after March 2017 when equipped with optional
front crash prevention and high intensity discharge (HID) headlights with Dynamic Bending Light; 2017 Optima built after March 2017 when equipped with optional
front crash prevention and LED headlights with High Beam Assist, 2017 Cadenza when equipped with optional
front crash prevention and specific headlights, and 2018 Sorento built after May 2017 when equipped with newly acceptable - rated headlights offered on the SX Limited and the SX with Advanced
Technology package.
EyeSight, which uses Subaru - developed stereo camera
technology, is the highest - rated
front crash prevention system by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Parking assist systems are spreading faster in the fleet than
front crash prevention and other
crash avoidance features, indicates a new report from HLDI examining how many vehicles are equipped with various driver assistance
technologies.
Crash avoidance
technology, such as
front crash prevention systems, should help offset some of the effects of distracted driving as these systems make their way into more vehicles on the road.
Drivers get into fewer
crashes when their vehicles are equipped with
front crash prevention systems, and new
technology is on the way to connect vehicles to each other and roadway infrastructure to alleviate
crashes.
Top Safety Pick + winners with optional
front crash prevention qualify for the higher award only when equipped with the
technology.
HLDI analyses of claims data and IIHS studies of police - reported
crashes indicate that several
crash avoidance
technologies are reducing
crashes reported to insurers and police, with the biggest benefits so far for
front crash prevention.
Although luxury vehicles are more likely to have optional
front crash prevention systems, the
technology is catching on with more mainstream nameplates.
A combination of the luxury car's
technologies and available
front crash prevention system helped it earn the prestigious rating, putting it among the best in its class.
Vehicles equipped with
front crash prevention are much less likely to rear - end other vehicles than the same models without the
technology.
The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) conducted similar studies comparing insurance claim rates for vehicles equipped with
front crash prevention with claim rates for the same models without the
technology.
Although many vehicles now have
front crash prevention as an option, it is still relatively rare to have the
technology standard and unprecedented for a vehicle as inexpensive as the iA.
More recent
crash avoidance
technologies like
front crash prevention and lane departure warning are not expected to be in nearly all registered vehicles on the nation's roadways until after 2040.
A new test program by the Institute rates the performance of
front crash prevention systems to help consumers decide which features to consider and encourage automakers to speed adoption of the
technology.
Institute test programs rate the performance of headlights,
front crash prevention and rear
crash prevention systems to help consumers compare them and to encourage automakers to speed adoption of the
technology.
As a result, the IIHS rated the 2015 Mazda3 duo as Top Safety Pick + vehicles, with «Good» grades in all testing and an «Advanced» grade for
front crash -
prevention technology.
The
technology is significantly reducing rear - end
crashes in passenger vehicles (see «Crashes avoided: Front crash prevention slashes police - reported rear - end crashes,» Jan. 28,
crashes in passenger vehicles (see «
Crashes avoided: Front crash prevention slashes police - reported rear - end crashes,» Jan. 28,
Crashes avoided:
Front crash prevention slashes police - reported rear - end
crashes,» Jan. 28,
crashes,» Jan. 28, 2016).
IIHS launched its
front crash prevention rating program in 2013 to help consumers sort through a maze of
technologies and zero in on the most effective systems.
The GTI recieved an advanced rating in
front crash prevention thanks to its low - speed autobrake and forward collision warning
technology.
Similarly, the Outback distinguishes itself with a Top Safety Pick + honor from the IIHS — including the highest rating for available
front crash -
prevention technology — and stand - out EPA grades.
One difficulty in studying optional
front crash prevention systems is that they often are packaged with other
crash avoidance
technologies.
A new IIHS test program rates
front crash prevention systems to help consumers decide which features to consider and encourage automakers to speed adoption of the
technology.
To get the latter, vehicles must also earn an «Advanced» or «Superior» rating for
front crash prevention, which the Outlander achieved when equipped with optional Forward Collision Mitigation
technology.
For instance, auto - braking
technology,
front crash prevention or good headlights aren't always part of mainstream base trims, the IIHS said.
Indeed, the Crosstrek's Top Safety Pick + recognition includes the full «superior» rating for
front crash -
prevention technology, bolstered by available ACC, FCW, AEB, LDW / A, steering - responsive fog lights and new - for - 2016 BSM and RCTA; naturally, a rear - vision system is standard.