IIHS Top Safety Pick award

Discussion in 'Prius v Main Forum' started by RAYDAHS, Dec 15, 2011.

  1. RAYDAHS

    RAYDAHS New Member

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    #1 RAYDAHS, Dec 15, 2011
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    Rear passengers side curtain doesn't seem to be all that effective.....
     
    #2 BlizzardPearlV, Dec 15, 2011
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    looks good thank you.
     
    #3 cmjars, Dec 15, 2011
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    I'm wondering why it got the top safety pick. The side impact effectiveness seems really troubling.
     
    #4 allemandeL3ft, Dec 17, 2011
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    Maybe the cars it was rated against were worse....
     
    #5 gurneydog, Dec 17, 2011
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    I agree the side passenger airbag is very disconcerting. I suspect that the Prius v will not receive a good rating from NHSTA which has implemented the new 5 star rating with higher standards for safety than IIHS. I noticed that IIHS has recommended other cars that performed poorly in NHSTA's tests.
     
    #6 njrose, Dec 31, 2011
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    Two things seem to help:
    1. sit in a more upright position
    2. move back seat forward

     
    #7 star2, Jan 2, 2012
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