Ingolstadt - The renowned
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the USA has now also
awarded the Audi A3 its highest rating of “Double Best Pick”. This is the
third Audi model to earn the “Double Best Pick” title this year. The Audi
A4 and the Audi A6 have already received this top award for their high
level of passive safety. This makes Audi the first manufacturer worldwide
ever to be awarded the safety institute’s “Double Best Pick” distinction
for three vehicles.
“With three models receiving
the ‘Double Best Pick’ title from the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety, Audi has established itself as a clear authority in safety
technology,” says Johan de Nysschen, Executive Vice President of Audi of
America. “The A3 has therefore also clearly confirmed its position as the
safety leader in its class.”
The result is the
outcome of a frontal and a side crash test which Audi’s compact car
completed in the USA. 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.
