Strong rear-passenger safety boosts Hyundai Ioniq 5 to highest award

A very good ranking within the up to date average overlap entrance take a look at boosted the 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5, an electrical small SUV, to Prime Security Choose+ standing, whereas marginal and poor scores within the new take a look at restricted the Santa Fe and Sonata to the lower-tier Prime Security Choose award.

To earn the Prime Security Choose+ award this 12 months, an appropriate or good ranking within the up to date average overlap entrance take a look at is required, whereas a very good ranking within the authentic average overlap entrance take a look at stays enough for the lower-tier Prime Security Choose.

The Ioniq 5 supplied wonderful safety for the rear passenger within the up to date take a look at. The dummy’s head remained a secure distance from the entrance seatback, and sensors within the dummy indicated a low danger of head, neck or chest accidents.

The Santa Fe, a midsize SUV, fell brief in again seat safety. The second-row restraints allowed the rear dummy’s head to strategy the entrance seatback, and the danger of damage to the pinnacle or neck and the chest was considerably greater. The lap belt additionally moved from the best place on the pelvis onto the stomach, which makes stomach accidents extra probably.

The Sonata, a midsize automotive, carried out worse. Sensors within the rear dummy indicated a excessive likelihood of accidents to the pinnacle or neck and the chest of the second-row occupant. As within the Santa Fe, the lap belt slipped from the pelvis onto the stomach.

All three Hyundais carried out properly in different IIHS assessments. For each Prime Security Choose and Prime Security Choose+, automobiles should earn good scores within the small overlap entrance take a look at and the up to date facet take a look at and wish acceptable- or good-rated headlights throughout all trim ranges.

As well as, an appropriate or good ranking in a revised model of the pedestrian entrance crash prevention analysis is required. The brand new model replaces the sooner daytime and nighttime assessments with a single analysis that features some take a look at runs in daylight and a few at midnight.

All trims of the Sonata are outfitted with good-rated headlights, whereas all trims of the Santa Fe have acceptable ones. The Ioniq 5 is offered with both acceptable or good headlights.

The usual entrance crash prevention programs on the Santa Fe and Sonata each earn good scores for pedestrian crash avoidance, whereas the system included with the Ioniq 5 is rated acceptable.

The Ioniq 5 was beforehand introduced as a Prime Security Choose winner earlier than the outcomes of the up to date average overlap take a look at have been accessible.