All-new Audi Q7 earns 2016 Top Safety Pick+ Rating from the U.S. IIHS

The all-new Audi Q7 has been named an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2016 Top Safety Pick+, earning “highest” ratings in all five IIHS crashworthiness evaluations and a “superior” rating for front crash prevention. Top Safety Pick+ is the highest 2016 rating available from IIHS.

The Audi brand’s focus on elevating standards for automotive engineering addresses evolving criteria for consumer crash tests as designated by the IIHS. The Q7, with a fully reinforced structure, builds on the model’s good ratings in the Institute’s other crashworthiness tests.

The all-new Q7 offers substantially more interior room for passengers with seating for up to seven as standard. With exceptionally competent dynamics, driver assistance systems and connectivity, the all-new Q7 sets a new benchmark for the luxury SUV segment.

IIHS Top Safety Pick Ratings

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses – deaths, injuries and property damage – from crashes on the nation’s roads.

IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its severity.

To determine crashworthiness, IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor, based on performance in five tests: moderate overlap front, small overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints. In the area of crash avoidance and mitigation, IIHS assigns vehicles with available front crash prevention systems ratings of basic, advanced or superior, based on the type of system and performance in track tests.

Although the multi-material body makes the Q7 325 kg lighter, its crash safety and occupant protection are of the highest level.

The all-new Q7 is equipped with airbags for the driver and front passenger, side airbags at the front and rear, as well as curtain airbags to protect occupants’ heads.