Both Achieve All ‘Good’ Marks from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety;2009-11-18
*Addition of Roof Strength Component Trims Qualifying Vehicles by 71 Percent
*Front, Side, Rear Crash Tests and StabiliTrak Combine to Earn Status
The all-new Buick LaCrosse and the Chevrolet Malibu received Top Safety Pick honors Wednesday from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
“Institute tests represent the four most common kinds of crashes,” said IIHS president Adrian Lund. “Getting through these tough tests and earning the Institute’s highest award means the Malibu and LaCrosse are in the top tier for safety.” The Top Safety Pick for LaCrosse and Malibu are significant because their principal competitors from Lexus, Acura, Toyota and Honda respectively were dropped from the list, which for the first time required a “good” rating in a roof strength test. This test is a measure to help determine protection in rollover crashes, which are responsible for 9,000 highway deaths a year.“Customers continue to tell us that safety is a top consideration in a new vehicle purchase and we are listening,” said GM Vice President of U.S. Sales Susan Docherty.
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IIHS website is displaying the photos of a recent crash test applied to 2009 Malibu & 1959 Belair
In the crash test involving the two Chevrolets, the 2009 Malibu's occupant compartment
remained intact (above left) while the one in the 1959 Bel Air (right) collapsed.
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