IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus awards for 2016
14 Dec 2015|2,271 views
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness, as well as crash avoidance and mitigation. The IIHS Top Safety Pick+ rating is awarded to vehicles that perform best in these tests.
The IIHS rating system became a bit more stringent for the latest model year, narrowing the total list of winners down to 48 vehicles from all automakers. The biggest change involves performance in the small-overlap crash scenario. Vehicles from the 2015 model year can earn the top award with just an 'acceptable' rating in the challenging test, however 2016 editions must receive 'good' ratings in all tests. To qualify for the 'Plus' designation, vehicles must also demonstrate 'advanced' or 'superior' behaviour in the automatic emergency braking (AEB) assessment.
Toyota has claimed the most Top Safety Pick+ awards for 2016, with a total of nine Toyota-built vehicles qualifying for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top crashworthiness honors. Honda was next on the list with eight winners, while Volkswagen/Audi fetched seven and Subaru landed six.
"As vehicles continue to improve ... we think it's important to recognize that progress and encourage further advances by making our ratings more stringent," said IIHS President Adrian Lund. "This year's winners are certainly safer than the vehicles that earned our first Top Safety Pick awards 10 years ago."
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness, as well as crash avoidance and mitigation. The IIHS Top Safety Pick+ rating is awarded to vehicles that perform best in these tests.
The IIHS rating system became a bit more stringent for the latest model year, narrowing the total list of winners down to 48 vehicles from all automakers. The biggest change involves performance in the small-overlap crash scenario. Vehicles from the 2015 model year can earn the top award with just an 'acceptable' rating in the challenging test, however 2016 editions must receive 'good' ratings in all tests. To qualify for the 'Plus' designation, vehicles must also demonstrate 'advanced' or 'superior' behaviour in the automatic emergency braking (AEB) assessment.
Toyota has claimed the most Top Safety Pick+ awards for 2016, with a total of nine Toyota-built vehicles qualifying for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top crashworthiness honors. Honda was next on the list with eight winners, while Volkswagen/Audi fetched seven and Subaru landed six.
"As vehicles continue to improve ... we think it's important to recognize that progress and encourage further advances by making our ratings more stringent," said IIHS President Adrian Lund. "This year's winners are certainly safer than the vehicles that earned our first Top Safety Pick awards 10 years ago."
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