HOW IT WORKS (AND WHAT THE SCORE)
Since 2006, the safety specialists at the IIHS (a non-profit making research and education institute) conduct experiments to decide which cars work amazingly of defending persons in the most common types of smashes — front, side, rollover, and back.This is not a contribution award. Values for the TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ prizes are tough. By passing time, the IIHS has fortified the criteria as innovative technology – and crash experiment procedures – becomes presented. In the 2013 model year, they further the top-tier “plus” reward to recognize the best ever safety cars.Here’s what this year’s winners needed to do to ea each award:- TOP SAFETY PICK+: This year, 30 prototypes were bestowed the top-tier prize. These all received the maximum rating for passenger-side security in a small intersection front crash and have excellent-rated available headlights. (Headlight analysis was included in the principles just last year.)
- TOP SAFETY PICK: The 27 champions of the second-tier award received a satisfactory or higher rating in the passenger-side small intersection front experiment and the dark headlight assessment.
- Both: Together, all 57 high-quality vehicles have the best ratings in the IIHS’ five other crashworthiness assessments. They all also have an accessible automatic alteative braking system that charges cutting-edge or best for front crash deterrence.
THE 2019 TOP SAFETY PICK+ WINNERS
However, IIHS strengthened up its testing criteria for 2018, only 15 vehicles received the top-tier “plus” rating. In tu, auto companies walked up to their game. For 2019, the winners’ list doubled over to a total of 30 vehicles.2019 Honda Vision
The state-of-the-art accumulation to the IIHS honor roll, the pristine 2019 Insight was provided the 2018 Top Safety Pick+ rating coming this week. Originated from Honda’s popular Civic, the electric model is creating a retort after a four-year nonappearance from the market.The IIHS presented that the car’s cabin upheld its honesty well in crashes, considerably reducing the opportunity of inhabitant damage. Airbags installed right and movement of the models in the tests was limited on influence; heads, for instance, kept perfect of interaction with the side of the vehicle and with outer stuff.Here the new safest cars are:The safest Small Cars:
- Honda Insight
- Hyundai Elantra (built after September 2018)
- Kia Forte
- Kia Niro hybrid
- Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid
- Subaru Crosstrek
- Subaru Impreza 4-door sedan
- Subaru Impreza wagon
- Subaru WRX
The safest Midsize Cars 2019:
- Hyundai Sonata
- Kia Optima
- Subaru Legacy
- Subaru Outback
- Toyota Camry
Midsize Luxury Cars:
- Genesis G70
- Lexus ES
The safest Large Cars:
- Toyota Avalon (built after September 2018)
The safest Large Luxury Cars:
- BMW 5 series
- Genesis G80
- Genesis G90
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class 4-door sedan
The safest Small SUVs:
- Hyundai Kona
- Mazda CX-5
Midsize SUVs:
- Hyundai Santa Fe
- Kia Sorento
- Subaru Ascent
- Acura RDX
- BMW X3
- Mercedes-Benz GLC
- Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
