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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced that the 2014 Mercedes-Benz M-Class is the latest recipient of the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ accolade. The award indicates that a vehicle has achieved a “good” rating for performance in the small and moderate front overlap, side, roof strength and seat/restraints evaluations.
The newer small front overlap test has been the biggest adjustment for automakers to make in the last year; IIHS started running those evaluations in 2012. The test attempts to mimic the damage caused by a real-world event similar to striking a telephone pole or tree with a vehicle’s front, where shearing damage is likely to occur. Mercedes has strengthened the front door sills in the M-Class to meat the small-overlap criteria, beginning with models built after August of 2013.
The 2014 M-Class is also the very first Mercedes-Benz model to earn a TSP+ award from IIHS, though we doubt very much it will be the last. Scroll down to read the brief IIHS press release and to see a video of the testing.Continue reading M-Class becomes first Mercedes to win Top Safety Pick+ award [w/video]
M-Class becomes first Mercedes to win Top Safety Pick+ award [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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