The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently announced that it has recognised eight Kia vehicles – tied for second-most in the industry – on its 2022 Top Safety Pick (TSP) and Top Safety Pick+ (TSP+) awards lists.
Tied for second-most in the industry, these vehicles include the Kia Telluride, Sorento, Seltos, Carnival built after March 2021 (with specific headlights), Sportage, and Soul (with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights), all receiving TSP awards, a release from the agency added. Furthermore, the Kia K5 and Stinger sedans qualified as TSP+ winners, it added.
All 2022 TSP winners earned ‘Good’ ratings in six crashworthiness tests – driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, original side, roof strength and head restraint tests – as well as an ‘Advanced’ or ‘Superior’ rating for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention evaluations, the agency noted. While the TSP+ winner came with the ‘Good’ or ‘Acceptable’ headlight system as standard equipment, it added.
Sean Yoon, President and CEO, Kia America, Kia North America, said, “These eight TSP and TSP+ accolades from IIHS are the direct results of our commitment to delivering the highest standards for crash readiness, structural integrity and available safety systems for our customers.”
As the brand makes a shift toward electrification with the next generation of vehicles, passenger safety remains a top priority, he added.