The IIHS identifies resistant vehicles best a frontal impact

Five new vehicles won major honors AWARDED by American insurers grouping on the safety of passengers subjected to a frontal impact.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gives top marks to Honda Civic sedan, the Honda Civic Coupe, the vehicle sport utility (SUV) Volvo XC60 intermediate and intermediate Lincoln MKZ sedans and Mazda6.

Honda has something to rejoice that both Civic cars are winning in 2013. 2012 The models were very poorly received by critics and the Japanese manufacturer did not take long to react by improving the rigidity of the structure of the passenger, including the addition of high performance steel.

The five models premiums by the IIHS are all of the year 2013, except for the redesigned Mazda6, milling 2014.

IIHS tests include collision caused in which 25 percent of the front of the vehicle on the side of the driver hits a rigid barrier with a height of 5 feet at a speed of about 60km / h.

The IIHS rejoices in general, manufacturers of vehicles have made improvements to their products to better withstand crash tests.