2022 Acura MDX Earns Highest Possible Safety Award from IIHS
- All-new MDX joins RDX and TLX in achieving TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) for 2021
TORRANCE, Calif., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The all-new 2022 Acura MDX has earned the highest possible safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The MDX qualified for TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) by earning a top rating of "GOOD" in all crashworthiness tests, a "SUPERIOR" rating for the Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™), part of the standard AcuraWatch™ safety and driver-assistive technology and standard "GOOD" rated headlights. The MDX is the brand's third model awarded the Institute's top rating for their 2021 award program, joining RDX and TLX, both recognized as TSP+ in February 2021.
All Acura sedans and SUVs feature the AcuraWatch™ suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies as standard equipment, including Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™), Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow and Road Departure Mitigation. The 2022 Acura MDX features Acura's Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, designed to enhance occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal collisions with a network of connected structural elements to distribute crash energy more evenly throughout the front of the vehicle and reducing the forces transferred to the passenger compartment. Acura JewelEye™ LED headlights help the MDX achieve its best-in-class ratings.
To earn the 2021 TOP SAFETY PICK+ award, a vehicle must earn good crashworthiness ratings in all test modes, including the challenging passenger-side small overlap test. It also needs available front crash prevention (standard on MDX, RDX and TLX) that earns an advanced or superior rating in both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian testing and standard good- or acceptable- rated headlights.
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