IIHS Tests Frontal Crash Mitigation and Avoidance Systems, Highest Ratings go to Subaru

Up until now, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rated a car’s safety credentials based on the usual, familiar crash tests, as well as the number and complexity of the electronic safety systems it had fitted.

Front crash prevention or mitigation setups were, of course, taken into consideration, but the Institute only checked whether or not a car came with these, and not how effective they were.

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