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If you’re like a lot of people, the impending arrival of the new year might have you in the mind to buy a new car. If that’s the case, hopefully safety is a top priority.
To help with your vehicle selection, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently released its safety awards for 2019. Fifty-seven vehicles qualified for the Top Safety Pick Plus or Top Safety Pick award from the institute.
The highest ratings, the Top Safety Pick Plus designation, went to 30 “first-tier” vehicles that exhibited elite passenger-side protection in a crash as well as good-rated headlights.
Twenty-seven other “second-tier” winners qualified for acceptable or higher ratings during IIHS crash tests and nighttime headlight evaluations.
Cars and SUVs make up the majority of the awardees, according to the IIHS. Noticeably absent are microcars, minicars, and pickups.
The three criteria for Plus awards are:
The four criteria for the Top Safety Pick Award are:
The IIHS test verification program expects the winner’s list to expand as new models are evaluated in 2019
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This post was last modified on December 21, 2018 10:51 am
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