Using «Basic,» «Advanced,» and «Superior» ratings to describe how well the systems warn and autonomously respond to a potential collision, the IIHS has determined that for the 2015
model year any vehicle earning a «Top Safety Pick +» rating must have an «Advanced» or «Superior» forward collision prevention system as standard or optional equipment.
Not exact matches
While Maybach represents a fraction of Mercedes's total deliveries, which last
year amounted to 2.4 million
vehicles, boosting sales of high -
earning models is a necessary counterbalance to ballooning spending that's weighing on earnings.
The 2015 Honda CR - V has
earned a superior rating for this feature, making it one of the safest
vehicles of the 2015
model year.
ARLINGTON, Va. — A redesign of the Kia Sorento for the 2016
model year has taken the midsize SUV's small overlap front rating from poor to good,
earning the
vehicle a Top Safety Pick award.
This is the third
year the Institute has released ratings for front crash prevention systems (see «Quick work: Better autobrake helps more
models earn top ratings for front crash prevention,» May 29, 2014, and «First crash avoidance ratings under new test program: 7 midsize
vehicles earn top marks,» Sept. 27, 2013).
Unlike previous
years, the Evoque
earned the title as a newcomer at the Show, which had awarded the title to just a newer
model of an exisiting
vehicle.
Not only does the Legacy line
earn the Top Safety Pick Plus rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), but the Legacy was one of only nine
vehicles that had a zero driver death rate in a recent 3 -
year study of all U.S.
models.
If rated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
vehicles on either list must
earn 4 or 5 stars overall or 4 or 5 stars in the front and side tests under NHTSA's old rating scheme, which was used through the 2010
model year.
DETROIT — The 2017 Buick Envision AWD compact SUV has
earned a five - star overall
vehicle score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)-- an accolade achieved by every Buick
model rated for two consecutive
model years.1