Hyundai’s Genesis is the safest car around
If you really want to ensure your safety on the road, seeking a safe car is always a good idea – and the safest one around at the moment seems to be the Genesis. Hyundai’s new flagship luxury sedan, Genesis, has achieved the highest score in the 21-year history of testing in the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), with 36,88 points out of a possible 37 and a maximum 5-star ANCAP safety rating.
The Genesis’ tally of 36,88 points includes a frontal offset score of 15,88 out of 16 and a side impact protection score of 16 out of 16. Genesis also scored 2 out of 2 in the pole test and a whiplash protection test rating of “good”.
A 5-star safety rating is ANCAP’s ultimate measure of vehicle safety protection for occupants and pedestrians. The demanding assessment includes a 64 km/h frontal offset test and a 50 km/h side impact test, along with a 29 km/h pole test, a whiplash test simulating a 32 km/h rear-end crash, and a 40 km/h pedestrian impact protection test. A minimum number of active safety assist technologies (SATs) are also required.
Earlier this year, the all-new Genesis was the first and only rear-wheel drive vehicle in its class to receive the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) highest honor as a 2014 Top Safety Pick. Genesis was also the first rear-wheel drive luxury sedan to earn a “good” rating in the IIHS’s small overlap crash test.
“The Genesis is Hyundai’s flagship model and as such offers a high level of physical crash worthiness and excellent safety features as standard,” said ANCAP chairman Mr Lauchlan McIntosh.
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