| Car manufacturers have always been concerned with | | | | customers of the protection that new car offers. |
| the safety that their vehicles offer to their consumers. | | | | The Hyundai Veracruz got its five-star ratings for both |
| The government is likewise involved in making sure | | | | front and side crash tests, thanks to its advanced |
| that vehicles released into the market offer good | | | | safety systems. The full size crossover utility vehicle |
| protection. | | | | has the following standard safety features: Electronic |
| To inform car buyers of the relative safety of mass | | | | Stability Control, Anti-lock Brake System with Electronic |
| produced vehicles, a government agency tests the | | | | Brake-force Distribution, head restraints, and airbags. |
| safety of cars in the market. Testing these vehicles | | | | The ABS with EBD provides good stopping power for |
| falls under the National Highway Traffic Safety | | | | the huge vehicle while the head restraint prevents |
| Administration's (NHTSA) jurisdiction. Recently, the | | | | severe injuries to the head in cases of crashes. |
| government agency performed safety tests on 2007 | | | | Airbags cover pretty much every area of the interior |
| model year vehicles. Sixty-three vehicles from | | | | of the vehicles. The five star rating shows that the |
| different car manufacturers were tested and among | | | | front bumper with the billet grille does not only look |
| the models which received favorable ratings are three | | | | good but it also absorbs impact efficiently. |
| vehicles from the Korean brand Hyundai. | | | | The Hyundai Santa Fe, the midsize crossover utility |
| The NHTSA awarded the 2007 model year version of | | | | vehicle, is also equipped with standard safety features |
| the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Veracruz five star | | | | like a complete lineup of airbags and head restraints. |
| ratings and these are for both in frontal and side | | | | Due to its ESP or electronic stability program, it |
| impact crash tests. Another Hyundai model for 2007 | | | | achieved a four-star rating for rollover protection. The |
| that received a favorable rating is the Hyundai Elantra | | | | Hyundai Elantra outperformed the Toyota Prius in |
| which was awarded a five star rating for frontal crash | | | | terms of safety when it achieved a five-star frontal |
| protection. The Veracruz is also awarded a four star | | | | and four-star side impact protection from the |
| rating in rollover tests. | | | | government agency. |
| These results show that Hyundai not only produce | | | | Like the Veracruz and the Santa Fe, the Elantra is also |
| economy and high performance vehicles but it shows | | | | equipped with a full lineup of airbags and there are six |
| that these cars that they create are safe. | | | | of them to be exact. This consists of two advanced |
| The tests conducted by the government agency | | | | front airbags, two side-impact airbags, and two side |
| involve the testing of different types of body styles of | | | | curtain airbags. This complete lineup of airbags |
| vehicles. SUVs, passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans | | | | protects every occupant of the vehicle in cases of |
| and small cars are tested under the agency's New | | | | collisions. |
| Car Assessment Program which aims to inform | | | | |