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Safety In Numbers

Safety in Numbers
Nine 2012 Honda models among 12 American Honda offerings to earn IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK rating

Nine 2012 Honda models - the Honda Civic, Odyssey, Fit, CR-Z, Insight, Accord, CR-V, Pilot and Ridgeline - are among 12 American Honda models to receive the highest possible safety rating of TOP SAFETY PICK from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) under its more-stringent testing guidelines implemented last year.
IIHS Top Safety Pick
The IIHS award recognizes vehicles that do the best job of protecting vehicle occupants involved in front, side and rear crashes, plus rollover performance based on ratings in the Institute's tests.

Announced by IIHS on Dec. 15, the Honda Fit, CR-Z, Insight, Accord, CR-V, Pilot and Ridgeline - along with the Acura TL, TSX and MDX - earned the highest-possible score of GOOD in all four ratings, including the more rigorous roof-strength test. Earlier this year, the all-new Civic and redesigned Odyssey earned the TOP SAFETY PICK, giving American Honda twelve 2012 TOP SAFETY PICK winners.
IIHS Top Safety Pick
"We're proud to have achieved [the] IIHS TOP SAFETY [PICK] rating for nine new 2012 Honda models and three 2012 Acura models, making American Honda among the best in the industry with twelve vehicles with top-class IIHS safety ratings under their new, more stringent ratings protocols," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "In fact, 91 percent of American Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. are TOP SAFETY PICKS. This accomplishment is part of a concerted effort we have made to reassert the Honda brand as a clear leader in this area."

Standard safety equipment on all Honda and Acura models include Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) with traction control; an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS); side curtain airbags (with some vehicles equipped with a rollover sensor, as well); dual-stage, multiple-threshold front airbags; a driver's front side airbag; and a front passenger's side airbag with an occupant position detection system.
IIHS Top Safety Pick
All 2012 Honda and Acura models recognized by the IIHS, with the exception of the Ridgeline, utilize the Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure. ACE is an exclusive body design that enhances occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal crashes. The ACE design utilizes a network of connected structural elements to distribute crash energy more evenly throughout the front of the vehicle. This enhanced frontal crash energy management helps to reduce the forces transferred to the passenger compartment.