Chevrolet Equinox Earns “Advanced” Rating In IIHS Auto Emergency Braking Test: Video
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The insurance-funded IIHS consistently pushes the bar higher for automakers to make safer vehicles, and this year, it’s begun to test automatic emergency braking systems.
The first round of tests included 11 popular compact crossover models, and the Chevrolet Equinox impressed. The new tests come as the IIHS places an emphasis on pedestrian safety and includes a relatively simple scale. From best to worst, vehicles can be ranked “Superior,” “Advanced,” “Basic,” or receive no credit.
The organization rated the Chevrolet Equinox as “Advanced” with its optional automatic emergency braking system. Recall, GM does not make automatic emergency braking standard on any vehicle, save for the forthcoming 2020 Cadillac XT6. Even then, a more robust system is optional for buyers.
Chevy’s Equinox joined four other crossovers in earning an “Advanced” rating, which included the Hyundai Kona, Kia Sportage, Mazda CX-5, and Nissan Rogue. Top honors went to the Honda CR-V, Subaru Forester, Toyota RAV-4, and Volvo XC40. The Mitsubishi Outlander earned a “Basic” rating, while the BMW X1 earned no credit.
We encourage you to watch the video above to see how spectacularly BMW failed the test.
The IIHS testing looks at three possible scenarios where automatic emergency braking could help mitigate or even prevent a collision with a pedestrian. The first is an adult pedestrian on the right side of the road entering the street in the path of an oncoming vehicle. The second mimics a child darting into the street from behind two parked vehicles. The third simulates an adult walking in the vehicle’s travel lane near the edge of the road. Here, the pedestrian has his or her back turned away from the cars.
In the safety shakedown, only the Forester and RAV4 avoided the crash dummy in perpendicular tests, which underscores their underlying safety systems.
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The fact that they are,
1. Not standard equiptment
2. Get beaten by the Korean and Japanese vehicles
is one of the many reasons why the Asians are eating GM’s lunch. They’ve got to replace those “bobble heads” who run GM or else, there will no longer be a GM, or it will be a division of Toyota. You can’t fix stupid, so you’ve got to replace these people. I’ve been a GM person all my life and it just tears me apart to see the level of incompetence that has run that company for so many years. The worst was that arrogant dodo Waggoner but, Mary, it’s time for you to either step up and get better people running the divisions or, step down. Stop worrying about GM’s stock price and start worrying about GM’s competitiveness in the market place.
Couldn’t agree more.. GM seems to becoming a low end car and truck company.
I have run nothing but GM autos my whole life. I am 65 now.
The dealers aren’t much better. I have been trying to purchase a new dually AND a new Equinox for the past week. The dealers are just blatantly trying to rip me off or I can’t get them to call me back.
Sure must be a good feeling to have so much money pouring into your dealership that you could give a shit if somebody wants to buy two cars that you don’t want to put yourself out to call them back.
I’m thinking about going to see the blue oval boys the end of the day.