IIHS announced the 64 most recommended models, it turns out that your car is so safe in foreign countries?

Not long ago, the U.S. IIHS officially announced the first batch of 2020 won the "Top?Safety?Pick" and "Top?Safety?Pick? There are 41 models in the former category and 23 in the latter, which is judged more stringently.

While the safety of today's new cars is increasing every day, the IIHS testing standards have also been rising.

According to the current rules, if a car model wants to get the title of "Top Safety Pick" from the IIHS, it must first be tested in a driver-side small overlap area (25%) crash, passenger-side small overlap area (25%) crash, moderate overlap area (40%) crash, side impact test, roof strength test, and head restraints test. The first six must all receive a "G" rating for driver-side small overlap area (25%), passenger-side small overlap area (25%), medium overlap area (40%), side impact test, roof strength test, and head restraint safety test.

After this prerequisite is met, the model must also be able to offer a front crash prevention feature rated "Advanced" or "Higher". Then, if the model can be equipped with optional headlamps rated "A" or up to "G," it can earn a "Top Safety Pick"; if it comes standard with If headlamps rated "A" or "G" are fitted as standard, they can only be selected for the top "Top?Safety?Pick?+".

Top?Safety?Pick?+

Honda Insight

The Insight is Honda's third-generation hybrid model for the North American market, powered by Honda's third-generation hybrid powertrain of a 1.5L engine and dual electric motors, and priced between the Civic and the Accord. The Insight is the only Honda among the 23 "Top?Safety?Pick?+" models.

Mazda3 2-door/3-door

Both the 2-door and 3-door versions of the new-generation Mazda3 Enclave achieved the highest possible ratings from the IIHS, except that in the sub-segmented sub-segment, neither model received a perfect "G" for headlight illumination, but rather the next highest grade of " A". In addition, the domestic C-IASI is also conducting safety tests on the three-door version of the new horse 3, when you can also pay attention to a wave of domestic and overseas models of the safety differences.

Subaru Crosstrek?Hybrid

The North American Crosstrek is the domestic XV, while the Hybrid is its plug-in hybrid version. Considering that Subaru still maintains the original importation of the entire vehicle, and because the internal combustion engine version and the hybrid version are identical in terms of the main structure of the body, this result is still informative for the domestic Subaru XV on sale.

Mazda6

After the four small cars, it was the midsize sedan's turn to take the stage. The Mazda6 also earns a "Top?Safety?Pick?+" rating, but there are flaws, such as the standard headlights, which don't get a perfect score but an "A," and the pre-collision system's subpar "Advanced" recognition of pedestrians. "Advanced".

Nissan Maxima

Nissan Maxima is actually the domestic market Sigma, the North American version of the IIHS in all the test items, only the headlamp lighting this one got the standard yellow "A", the rest of all the highest rating. But as a comparison, the Sigma in the domestic C-IASI crash test, the main driver 25% area offset collision is only passing "M", roof strength and auxiliary safety systems for the acceptable "A", and the U.S. version of the ratings are far from.

Subaru Rikishi/Outback

Subaru's four-door sedan, the Rikishi, and its crossover-touring version, the Outback, also received top ratings, and the gap as far as segmentation is concerned is mainly in the lighting, with the former's standard and optional headlamps receiving "A" and "G" respectively, and the latter's headlamps receiving "A" and "G" because of more options. The former's standard and optional headlights are "A" and "G" respectively, while the latter is divided into "M", "A" and "G" because it has more options. So although these two cars are quite low in the country, but the safety is absolutely outstanding.

Toyota Camry

The U.S. version of the Camry did not get a perfect score in all the tests, including an "A" for the standard headlights, and an "Advanced" for the collision avoidance system's recognition of pedestrians. In contrast, the domestic C-IASI test subjects and the IIHS is slightly different, so after the headlights are removed from the illumination, on the contrary, is to deliver a full "G" full marks.

Lexus ES

The midsize car, Lexus ES actually has the same deductions as the Camry, but the good thing is that the structural safety of the body is still quite perfect. Considering that the domestic ES is also imported, the overall safety can directly refer to the results given by the IIHS.

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

For the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the IIHS gave a special note that "Top?Safety?Pick?+" is limited to the version with the optional front collision avoidance system, because the standard version of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class only received a "Basic" rating for pedestrian collision avoidance. The standard version of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class only received a basic rating of "Basic" for pedestrian collision avoidance. And it turns out that the U.S. version of the Mercedes-Benz C is better than the domestic version in terms of passive safety, because the latter in the C-IASI test, 25% of small-area collision and side collision only got "A"; but both of these two items, the IIHS measured the results of the highest score "G ".

Tesla Model?3

Directly speaking, the Model?3's demerit, which also appeared in the collision avoidance system's recognition of pedestrians, was one step away from a perfect score. But in the assessment of items other than the ease of use of child seat anchors, the Tesla Model?3 is surprisingly only get "A" acceptable. Turning to the domestic market, C-IASI has previously announced the first batch of vehicles to be tested in 2020, and the domestically produced Model 3 is among them, so you can compare the safety differences between the imported and domestically produced versions later.

Audi A6

With the exception of the standard headlights, which are rated "A," the U.S. version of the Audi A6 can't be faulted for safety. But then again, for a luxury brand C-segment car, such a result is largely expected. The domestic C-IASI crash test of the A6L is underway, and the results are expected to be released soon.

The Jensen G70

A model not yet available in China won the highest safety award, but the standard headlights only got the worst "P", and the collision avoidance system recognized pedestrians in the middle of the range as "Advanced". "M" for ease of installation of child seats outside the scope of the test.

Jens G80

Another Jens that won't see the light of day in this country, with the same deductions as the G70, except for the standard headlamps, which are upgraded to an "A" rating.

Mazda CX-3

Mazda CX-3 can get such a good result is still quite surprising, first of all, the model was launched in 2016, are now almost at the end of the product cycle; secondly, the CX-3's platform is more introductory, so the bottom line inside the collision test is not advantageous. But in the end, aside from slight demerits for standard headlights, the collision avoidance system's recognition of pedestrians, and the ease of use of the safety seats, the Mazda CX-3's overall safety is almost deservedly best in class.

Mazda CX-5

In a pinch, the CX-5 is the fifth Mazda model on this list. Of course, the IIHS has made a note that the "Top?Safety?Pick?+" is only for models with the optional collision avoidance system, as this active safety feature is not standard across the board on the CX-5.

Subaru Forester

Subaru's presence on the list is also quite impressive, with all but the BRZ making the list of the five models on sale in China. The Forester's performance in the breakdown is almost impossible to fault, with the exception of the low-end headlights, which received an "A", and the rest passed the test with perfect scores.

Acura RDX

Acura RDX, a luxury brand midsize SUV that has actually been domestically produced, has also demonstrated a high level of safety in the IIHS test; but because the brand is too niche, coupled with limited publicity, the domestic market ultimately did not get rid of the niche model's destiny, and the cumulative sales of the entire year of 2019 failed to break through the 7,000 units.

Cadillac XT6

The only Cadillac model on the "Top?Safety?Pick?+" list, except for the headlights and the ease of use of child safety seats is "A", the rest of the items are all The XT6 is the only Cadillac on the "Pick? It's also worth noting that the XT6's standard front collision avoidance system also received top ratings for both vehicles and pedestrians, which is a rarity among all of the models on the list.

Hyundai NEXO

A Hyundai hydrogen-fueled model, which converts hydrogen energy into electricity via a fuel cell and ultimately uses an electric motor to drive the vehicle, has not landed in the domestic market for the time being.

Lexus NX

While the maneuvering that puts the Lexus NX in the midsize SUV category is a little hard to see, ignoring that detail, the NX gets top ratings in almost every category, with only the ease of use of child safety seats getting an "A." Again, the NX is an imported vehicle, so the IIHS results are relevant to the domestic version as well.

Mercedes-Benz GLE

Along with the C-Class, the other Mercedes-Benz model to make the "Top?Safety?Pick?+" list is the GLE, with the added caveat that it's only available on versions built after July 2019 with optional collision avoidance features, as its standard The standard collision-avoidance system earned only a "Basic" in the pedestrian-recognition test.

Top Safety Pick

In addition to the 23 Top Safety Pick+ models mentioned above, the IIHS also announced 41 Top Safety Pick finalists. "The safety of these 41 models is also a major factor in the safety of the vehicles. In fact, the safety of these 41 models is unquestionable, except for the standard headlights, which suffer a bit.

AL Channel Summary

Of all 64 models, Japanese and Korean car brands clearly have the absolute advantage in terms of numbers; and when combined with the ratio of award-winning models to models on sale, Mazda and Subaru are the absolute winners.

But in terms of absolute numbers, the Hyundai Group, which includes Hyundai, Jensen and Kia, had 17 models on the shortlist, so it's not that Hyundai can't build a safe car, it just can't do it in our country.

What's surprising is that Ford, Lincoln, Volvo and BMW all stopped at "Top?Safety?Pick," missing out on a small "+" at the very top; and pickups and light trucks, which sell a lot in the U.S. market, didn't make the cut at all. Pickups and light trucks, which are huge sellers in the U.S. market, are not on the list at all.

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