All-New Mazda CX-5 Earns "Top Safety Pick" from IIHS
March 21 2012 - 1:04AM
JCN Newswire (English)
Lightweight and High-rigidity SKYACTIV-BODY Proves Top-class Safety
Performance
Mazda Motor Corporation today has announced that the all-new
Mazda CX-5 for the US market has been named a "Top Safety Pick" for
2012, the highest possible safety rating, by the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in their crashworthiness
tests.
The IIHS evaluation methods include: frontal offset test for a
vehicle driving at 40 mph (approximately 64km/h), side impact test
for a vehicle driving at 31mph (50km/h), rear crash protection for
a vehicle driving at 20mph (32km/h) and roof strength test to
determine a vehicles' protection performance as: "Good",
"Acceptable", "Marginal" or "Poor" based on deformation of the
vehicle and the performance of the safety equipment. A vehicle
qualifies a Top Safety Pick if the vehicle earns a "Good" rating in
all four tests.
The all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5 is the first of Mazda's new-generation
products to fully adopt its breakthrough SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY to
powertrains, body structure and chassis as well as the company's
new 'KODO - SOUL of MOTION' design theme. Beginning with the 2013
CX-5, Mazda incorporated its new lightweight high-rigidity
SKYACTIV-BODY which is based upon an entirely new structure, new
materials and new processes. The CX-5 is the first vehicle to use
1,800MPa high-tensile steel, the highest grade used in a mass
production vehicle, for front and rear bumper beams. The CX-5's
SKYACTIV-BODY is comprised of 61 percent high-tensile steel,
creating a lighter, stronger body.
Since CX-5 sales started in February 2012 in the US, it has been
highly praised for its excellent driving performance, fuel economy,
distinctive design among SUVs as well as its comfortable cabin.
Mazda is intensifying its safety-related research and development
efforts, aiming to achieve safety performance levels that are best
in class so as to provide all customers with driving pleasure
together with outstanding environmental and safety performance.
About Mazda
Mazda Motor Corporation (TSE:7261) started manufacturing tools in
1929 and soon branched out into production of trucks for commercial
use. In the early 1960s, Mazda launched its first passenger car
models and began developing rotary engines. Still headquartered in
Hiroshima in western Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's
leading automakers, and exports cars to the United States and
Europe for over 30 years. For more information, please visit
www.mazda.com.
Source: Mazda
Contact:
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Mazda Motor Corporation, Japan
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E-mail: media@mazda.co.jp
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