- The only manufacturer to have received a better choice of security (TOP SAFETY PICK) of all models for IIHS for four consecutive years -
- All Subaru models were rated as TSP 2013 Legacy and Outback have earned mention in the TSP 2013 + new crash tests demanding -
Subaru Canada, Inc.. Is pleased to announce that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has recognized Subaru as the only automotive manufacturer to receive the award TOP SAFETY PICK 2013 for each of the models it produced. Subaru has received this award for the fourth consecutive year. New in 2013, the Subaru Legacy and Outback models (built after August 2012) have also won the TOP SAFETY PICK +.
2013 to reward models that provide superior protection in crashes, the IIHS has created the TOP SAFETY PICK + the + sign indicating a rating Although about occupant protection obtained for at least four to five assessments IIHS including the new crash test low overlap and Acceptable minimum score in all tests. The IIHS crash test introduced low overlap in 2012 to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes.
"At Subaru, concern about the safety begins with the creation of every Subaru vehicle," said Shiro Ohta, president and CEO of Subaru Canada, Inc.. "We are very pleased that IIHS has recognized us again once as the only manufacturer to earn the TOP SAFETY PICKS 2013 for all models. '
The TOP SAFETY PICK recognizes mention vehicles at the IIHS tests, better protect people in the event of a frontal impact, side and rear, and now rollover based on obtaining the rating 'good' in each category. The ranking will IIHS Well, Acceptable, Marginal and Poor, 'good' being the best possible tests of the Institute.
"For four consecutive years, Subaru is the only automaker that has earned the distinction TOP SAFETY PICK from IIHS for each of the models he made," said Adrian Lund, president of the Institute . "Subaru deserves praise for making safety a priority. '
About IIHS
To be eligible for the distinction TOP SAFETY PICK, vehicles must have received a good evaluation of occupant protection in collisions moderate overlapping, side, rollover and rear-end collisions, irrespective of assessment in the case of low collision overlap. The ranking will IIHS Well, Acceptable, Marginal to Poor based on performance.
Assessments of the Institute on resilience in the event of a frontal collision is based on test results overlap frontal collision at a moderate speed of 64.3 km / h (40 m / h). The side impact assessments are based on performance in crash tests where the side of a vehicle is struck by a mass moving at 50 km / h (31 mi / h) is the mass before a van or SUV. Protection against rear impact is assessed using a two-step procedure.
Assessment begins with the measurement of the geometry of the head restraint, by determining the height and the distance on a horizontal axis relative to the back of the head of an average man. When testing robustness roof, a metal plate is pressed against a side of the roof at a speed of 5 mm (0.2 in.) per second. To get a good score in relation to the protection during a rollover, the roof must withstand a force equal to four times the weight of the vehicle before it crashed 12.7 cm (five inches). This determines what is called the strength / weight ratio.
Source: Subaru Canada