GV70 Electric Vehicle and Ioniq 6 Receive Top Ratings in US IIHS Crash Tests

Hyundai Motor Group announced on the 15th that the electrified models of the Genesis GV70 and Hyundai Ioniq 6 were selected for the highest rating, Top Safety Pick Plus (TSP+), in the crash evaluation released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the United States.

Genesis GV70 Electrified Model
[Photo by Hyundai Motor Group]

Earlier this year in February, six models including the Genesis G90, Hyundai Palisade, Kia Telluride, and in August the Genesis GV60, GV70, and GV80 received the TSP+ rating under the enhanced evaluation criteria. IIHS, a nonprofit organization established in 1959, annually evaluates and publishes comprehensive results on crash safety performance and crash prevention capabilities of vehicles released in the U.S. market. Vehicles demonstrating the highest safety receive the TSP+ rating, while those with good performance receive the TSP rating.

To receive this rating, a vehicle must achieve the highest grade of ‘Good’ in four crash safety categories: driver-side small overlap, passenger-side small overlap, front crash, and side crash. It must also earn a rating of ‘Superior’ or higher in the daytime and nighttime front crash prevention system tests (for both vehicles and pedestrians), and receive a rating of ‘Acceptable’ or higher in headlight evaluations across all trims of the vehicle.

Hyundai Ioniq 6
[Photo by Hyundai Motor Company]

This year’s crash evaluation results met even more stringent criteria. From this year, the standards for side crash and pedestrian crash prevention were raised, and the headlamp evaluation criteria were applied more strictly, making it more difficult to achieve a superior rating. The side crash test now involves heavier objects colliding with the vehicle at higher speeds. Additionally, the pedestrian crash prevention evaluation added a nighttime test that did not exist before, and for both TSP and TSP+ ratings, all trims must receive an ‘Acceptable’ or higher rating in the headlamp evaluation.

A Hyundai Motor Group official stated, “Customer safety is our foundation,” and added, “We are proud to have proven the highest level of safety.”

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