Audi is number one for safety in USA





Triple award for Audi A3, Audi A4 and Audi A6

Three Audi vehicles have been presented with a silver "Top Safety Pick 2006 Award" by the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). This prize for comprehensive occupant safety in head-on, side-on and rear-end collisions went to the Audi A6 in the "Large Cars" category and the A3 and Audi A4 in the "Midsize Cars" class.

This represents an outstanding result for Audi, with all three vehicles entered by the brand winning prizes. And with three out of a total of ten prize-winners in the IIHS rankings, Audi is the only European premium brand to pick up honours. But not only that, the Ingolstadt brand is also judged by the US experts to be the most successful manufacturer on the US market in terms of occupant safety.


The result is obtained by carrying out a head-on and side-on crash test, which Audi A3, A4 and A6 completed in the USA; a rear-end collision is also simulated. The side impact test represents a particularly challenging part of the IIHS crash test series. In this test, vehicles are struck from the side by a moving barrier at a speed of 31 mph (50 km/h). The barrier is shaped to resemble the front end of a pick-up or SUV.


The IIHS regularly carries out crash tests on behalf of the US insurance industry on passenger vehicles of all kinds to establish their safety standard. Experts and car buyers alike, both within and outside the USA, pay close attention to the results.












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