IIHS Top Safety Picks: Hyundai Genesis, Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Consumer Reports News: May 13, 2010 10:08 AM

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The 2010 Hyundai Genesis and Mercedes-Benz E-Class luxury sedans have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award, which recognizes vehicles that receive the highest score of Good for front, side, rollover, and rear crash protection and be equipped with electronic stability control.

For the 2010 model year, Hyundai made changes to the Genesis roof to improve rollover protection. This change and the Top Safety Pick award applies to models made after January 2010.

The redesigned E-Class earns the Institute's highest award for the first time. Mercedes-Benz recently made changes to the padding in the front and rear door, which help to improve side crash protection. The Top Safety Pick award applies to models built after March 2010.

View more than 300 crash tests performed by the IIHS in our crash test video player. To aid with vehicle research, you'll also find crash tests within our model overview pages, within the Photos/Videos tab.

— Liza Barth