Few small SUVs excel in new IIHS front crash prevention test
“This is a vital update to one of our most successful test programs,” IIHS President David Harkey said.
- “This is a vital update to one of our most successful test programs,” IIHS President David Harkey said.
- The original vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention evaluation was developed when the technology was relatively new, so the performance requirements only addressed low-speed crashes.
- While real-world data indicate that front crash prevention is eliminating higher-speed crashes, the original test didn’t provide a way to gauge the performance of specific systems at those higher speeds.
- Updated front crash prevention ratings: Small SUVs