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July 25, 2024
The 2024 Hyundai Tucson, a small SUV, earns a High Security Decide+ award from the Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security.
To earn the 2024 High Security Decide+ award, automobiles want good rankings within the small overlap entrance and up to date facet assessments in addition to an excellent or acceptable ranking within the up to date average overlap entrance take a look at. Different necessities embody an appropriate or good ranking within the pedestrian entrance crash prevention analysis and acceptable- or good-rated headlights throughout all trim ranges.
Tucsons constructed after March 2024, when Hyundai modified the rear seat belts, meet these standards.
Following these modifications, the small SUV earns an excellent ranking within the average overlap entrance take a look at, which focuses on safety for second-row occupants. The automobile’s construction held up effectively through the take a look at, and measurements taken from the driving force dummy confirmed no heightened threat of damage. Related measurements taken from the second-row dummy indicated a barely elevated threat of head or neck accidents, and the dummy’s head got here nearer than desired to the entrance seatback through the crash. Nevertheless, neither concern was severe sufficient to have an effect on the general ranking.
The Tucson comes with a normal entrance crash prevention system that earns an excellent ranking within the Institute’s pedestrian crash avoidance take a look at, and the 2 out there headlight variations are each rated acceptable.
