Hyundai Group Vehicles Outperform Other Automotive Manufacturers In This Year's IIHS Safety Test

Hyundai Ioniq 5 2024. (Doc. Hyundai Motor Group)

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) announced that 22 models from Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands have received Top Safety Pick (TSP) and Top Safety Pick+ (TSP+) awards or the highest predicate from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) 2024.

The total number of awards received by HMG is more than other car manufacturers in annual assessments, which accounts for up to 21 percent of the total 2024 awards.

Hyundai Motor Group President and Global Chief Safety and Quality Officer Brian Latouf said this achievement also proves the manufacturer's commitment to providing vehicles with qualified safety devices and it is hoped that this trend will continue until the following year.

"This result also reflects our strategy to maintain safety leadership leadership for the year 2025 and years to come," Latouf said on Hyundai's official website, Monday, December 23.

The cars that received the TSP+ predicate on the Hyundai brand were Ioniq 5, Kona, Badminton, and Ioniq 6. Meanwhile, models with TSP scores, among others, are Elantra, Sonaya, Palisade, Santa Fe, and Santa Cruz.

Moving to Genesis, cars with TSP+ awards are G80, followed by Electrified G80, G90, GV60, GV70, Electrified GV70, and GV80. Meanwhile, the TSP category was obtained on the GV70 model.

Meanwhile on the Kia brand, the only model that got the TSP+ value was Telluride. Then, cars with TSP assessments on this brand are K4, Sportage, EV9, and Sorento.

In order to qualify for the IIHS TSP award, vehicles must get a Good rating in the small overlap front category, original moderate overlap fronts, and updated side tests.

Then in meeting higher TSP+, the tested model must reach the Good rank on small overlap fronts, updated side tests, and at least get Acceptable value in the update moderate front crash test.

The IIHS award has been upgraded to standards and urged automakers to increase passenger protection in rear seats and improve the accident prevention system for pedestrians.

Kini dalam pengujian update moderate front overlap, menampilkan doll dummy kedua yang ditempatkan pada belak driver sekaligus menekankan keselamatan kursi belakang.