2016 HONDA CR-V ACHIEVES HIGHEST OVERALL SCORE FOR COLLISION SAFETY

2016 HONDA CR-V ACHIEVES HIGHEST OVERALL SCORE FOR COLLISION SAFETY

The stylish and versatile 2016 Honda CR-V (http://automobiles.honda.com/cr-v/), has received a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score, the top score available in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Earlier, the CR-V earned a TOP SAFETY PICK+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), making it a collision safety leader and standout choice in the SUV market.

“Consumers have made the CR-V America’s best-selling SUV for good reason, and this top government safety rating just adds one more appealing and class-leading attribute,” said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda Division. “Honda is committed to offering vehicles that deliver advanced safety, fun-to-drive performance and connectivity, with top fuel economy ratings. CR-V is that kind of vehicle.”

In receiving the 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from NHTSA, the 2016 CR-V has also met the requirements of the agency’s three recommended technologies: RVS-Rear Video System (back-up camera), FCW Forward Collision Warning and LDW Lane Departure Warning.

The 2016 Honda CR-V utilizes the latest generation of Honda’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure (http://bit.ly/1mj0noQ), which helps make the CR-V highly effective at absorbing and dispersing the energy of a frontal collision crash.

The CR-V was the first Honda vehicle to offer the Honda Sensing™ suite of safety and driver assistive features that can take action to help avoid a collision or mitigate its severity. Honda Sensing™ is now available on four of Honda’s most popular and top selling models – Civic, Accord, CR-V and Pilot.  The Honda Sensing™ suite of technologies includes Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) and Lane Departure Warning (LDW).

Key Safety and Driver-Assistive Features:

In addition to the application of Honda’s ACE™ body-structure, the 2016 CR-V features a host of standard active and passive safety features and offers many standard and available driver-assistive technologies, such as:

• SmartVent® Front Side Airbags
• Side Curtain Airbags with Rollover Sensor
• Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
• Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) with Traction Control
• Motion-Adaptive Electric Power Steering (EPS)
• Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
• Honda LaneWatch® (EX, EX-L Navi)
• Hill Start Assist (HSA)
• Expanded View Driver’s Mirror
• Multi-Angle Rearview Camera with Guidelines