Hyundai Ioniq 6 gets top rating from IIHS

MANILA: The fully-electric Hyundai Ioniq 6 has received the 2023 Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 was awarded for passing the stringent crash-worthiness tests and for having front-crash prevention features that protects pedestrians from accidents both during the day and at night. This recognition demonstrates Hyundai’s commitment to driver and pedestrian safety.

“At Hyundai, ensuring customer safety is fundamental to our brand and at the center of what we do. We believe in providing customers with a safe experience while on their journey. Through our extensive development in safety engineering and technology integration, we are able to meet the stringent Top Safety Pick+ testing requirements recently instituted by IIHS. We are extremely proud that the 2023 Ioniq 6 has achieved such a significant safety accolade for as doing so furthers Hyundai’s pursuit of industry leadership in IIHS awards,” Hyundai Motor Company Global Chief Safety Officer Brian Latouf stated.

A vehicle receives the 2023 Top Safety Pick+ award when it gets “Good” ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, original moderate overlap front and updated side tests. All trims must also have “Acceptable” or “Good” headlights, and the front crash prevention system must receive “Advanced” or “Superior” ratings in both the daytime and nighttime vehicle-to-pedestrian tests.

“It’s exciting to see the Ioniq 6, Hyundai’s newest electric vehicle, obtain the highest level of safety. Making sure safety continues to be a priority in alternatively powered vehicles is critical if we are going to achieve the vision of zero traffic fatalities,” IIHS President David Harkey said.

IIHS also gives a lower-tier Top Safety Pick award to vehicles that receive “Acceptable” rating in the updated side test and showcase “Advanced” or “Superior” performance in the daytime pedestrian test only.

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