IIHS Tightens Top Safety Pick Criteria

摘要

For 2016, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has made it more difficult for cars to earn its coveted Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards. For the agency's highest award of Top Safety Pick+, cars must now earn Good marks (the highest rating) in the small overlap test. And like last year, they must also achieve an Advanced or Superior rating in front crash prevention. Vehicles also must earn a Good rating in the small overlap test to qualify for Top Safety Pick. Previously, IIHS only required cars to score Acceptable in this category to earn either award. IIIHS also now requires some sort of front crash prevention technology for its Top Safety Pick candidates, which must earn the minimum score of Basic.