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Only 1 successful 10 mini SUVs evaluated during an updated clang trial earned a "good" rating, according to nan Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
The statement announced Thursday that it has updated its vehicle-to-vehicle beforehand clang prevention trial to reside crashes that hap astatine higher speeds arsenic good arsenic crashes successful which nan struck conveyance is either a motorcycle aliases ample truck.
Through investigation and evaluation, nan group useful to trim deaths, injuries and spot harm successful centrifugal conveyance crashes. This latest trial update, according to IIHS President David Harkey, was "vital" to 1 of its much successful test-run programs.
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During the updated test, nan Subaru Forester was nan only mini SUV to gain a "good" rating, according to nan IIHS. Meanwhile, nan Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4, achieved acceptable ratings.
The Ford Escape, Hyundai Tucson and Jeep Compass earned marginal ratings, but nan Chevrolet Equinox, Mazda CX-5, Mitsubishi Outlander and Volkswagen Taos rated poorly, according to nan data.
The 2024 Subaru Forester astatine AutoMobility LA up of nan Los Angeles Auto Show successful Los Angeles, California, connected November 16, 2023. (Getty Images / Getty Images)
"The immense mostly of caller vehicles now travel pinch automatic emergency braking, and our investigation shows nan exertion prevents arsenic galore arsenic half of each front-to-rear crashes," he said. "This new, tougher information targets immoderate of nan astir vulnerable front-to-rear crashes that are still happening."
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The rumor is that nan original vehicle-to-vehicle front clang prevention evaluation was developed erstwhile nan exertion was comparatively new. As a result, nan capacity requirements only addressed low-speed crashes, according to nan IIHS. It had trial runs astatine 12 mph and 25 mph. When nan original information was discontinued astatine nan extremity of 2022, each of nan vehicles that were tested were earning nan apical standing of superior.
The group said that abstracted investigation has besides shown that nan systems utilized coming are little effective astatine preventing crashes pinch motorcycles and mean aliases dense trucks than they are astatine preventing crashes pinch different rider vehicles.
A worker polishes a 2019 Subaru Forester astatine nan New York International Auto Show, connected March 28, 2018, astatine nan Jacob K. Javits Convention Center successful New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images / Getty Images)
The updated trial included proceedings runs astatine 31 mph, 37 mph and 43 mph. In summation to a rider car target, nan trial examined nan capacity pinch a motorcycle target and a semitrailer.
The IIHS said this caller information amended "reflects a substantially greater proportionality of police-reported front-to-rear crashes, including galore that are much severe."
However, IIHS noted that moreover cars that were rated "marginal" successful nan trial still demonstrated "a higher level of capacity than what was required for nan highest standing successful nan original vehicle-to-vehicle beforehand clang prevention evaluation."
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The logic nan Forester was rated nan champion was because it avoided a collision pinch nan rider car target astatine each trial speed. It besides avoided hitting nan motorcycle target astatine 31 mph and 37 mph, and slowed by an mean of 30 mph earlier hitting nan motorcycle target successful nan 43 mph tests, according to nan IIHS data.
The group besides noted that nan guardant collision informing alerts connected nan car besides came much than nan required 2.1 seconds earlier nan projected clip of effect successful each nan trials, and besides successful those conducted pinch nan trailer.
Ford told FOX Business that its 2023-24 Ford Escape "meets aliases exceeds each existent information regulations and requirements."
A 2023 Ford Escape ST-Line Elite. (Ford Motor Co. / Fox News)
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"We are ever moving to continuously amended and we see IIHS and different third-party feedback successful conveyance development," Ford said, adding that nan 2023-24 exemplary twelvemonth "has a 5-star wide NHTSA rating, which is among nan apical connected nan marketplace today."
Stellantis, which owns nan Jeep brand, told FOX Business that "every conveyance meets aliases exceeds each applicable national information standards" and that nan institution intimately monitors third-party ratings.
"However, we technologist our vehicles for real-world performance. No azygous trial determines conveyance safety," nan institution continued.
Mazda noted that nan institution is ever looking to amended its "suite of precocious driver assistance features, including nan automatic emergency braking systems that IIHS has put to nan trial astatine higher speeds and pinch varied obstacles."
The institution said it is presently evaluating IIHS’ caller beforehand clang avoidance criteria and believes it "can execute higher ratings successful nan adjacent future."
Mitsubishi Motors North America told FOX Business that its vehicles "meet aliases transcend each required information modular successful nan U.S., and person been recognized by IIHS for excelling successful IIHS' ain testing protocols."
The institution added that "the requirements of this peculiar trial transcend immoderate applicable information standard" and that it remains "confident" successful nan 2024 Outlander's real-world information technology, fixed nan vehicle's IIHS Top Safety Pick rating.
General Motors, which owns nan Chevy brand, told FOX Business that its "confident successful nan information of nan Chevrolet Equinox that achieved a 5-star information overall rating from NHTSA’s broad New Car Assessment Program."
It besides plans to incorporated nan IIHS findings into its designs.
