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Hyundai’s Grandeur flagship prestige sedan has received the US Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) top crash test rating for frontal offset
impacts.
The IIHS test regime is similar to Australian and Euro NCAP and measures the
crashworthiness of vehicles cars based on a 64 kph frontal offset impact test in
which 40 per cent of the car’s driver side front strikes a car-like deformable
barrier. Performances are ranked with comparative ratings of “good,”
“acceptable,” “marginal” or “poor” rather than the star ratings of Australia and
Europe. The Grandeur—badged ‘Azera’ in America—earned an overall “good” rating
in the test.
The result reflect Hyundai’s commitment to tier one safety across its entire
model lineup, evidenced by Sonata, new Santa Fe and Elantra all similarly rated
as “good”, according to John Krafcik, vice president of strategic planning and
product development, Hyundai Motor America.
“At Hyundai, our over-riding concern is to help our drivers avoid crashes by
offering cars with agile handling and sophisticated active safety aids, like
standard ESP (Electronic Stability Program)”,he said.
“These fine IIHS ratings, based on a very severe high-speed offset frontal
crash, also reflect our ongoing commitment to deliver outstanding passive safety
equipment that reduce injuries should a crash occur,” Mr Krafcik said.
According to IIHS researchers, drivers of vehicles that earn good ratings in
frontal offset crash tests are about 46 percent less likely to die in frontal
crashes than drivers of poor-rated vehicles they might crash into. More than 200
vehicles have been rated by the IIHS since the frontal crash tests were first
conducted in 1995.
In both Australia and America, Grandeur features the most standard safety
technologies in its class, including standard Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
with Traction Control System (TCS) and Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with
Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD).
Grandeur also comes with eight standard airbags, including dual frontal,
front and rear seat-mounted side-impact (thorax) and roof-mounted side curtain
airbags for both front and rear outboard seat occupants. Active front head
restraints provide extra protection against whiplash in rear-end collisions.
Each front seat has dual (ie one each side) seatbelt pre-tensioners, a load
limiter and a near-flush design adjustable upper pillar mount.
Hyundai offers Australian new car buyers their most affordable access to
life-saving ESP in its Getz 1.6 with its Protectz Pack option, from just
$15,780*. The standard Getz 1.6 from $14,490* also offers them their most
affordable access to ABS, active front head restraints and rear disc brakes.
*recommended retail price plus on-road costs.
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