The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced that the Mazda CX-5 achieved the highest performance and was the only vehicle out of 20 small SUVs to earn its top “Good” rating in a new, tougher side crash test.
National Car Company (NCC), the sole agent for Mazda in Qatar for over the last four decades, said in a statement that this was the first test series of 2020-2021 model year vehicles using a more stringent test, aimed at addressing higher severity crashes by using a heavier barrier travelling at a higher speed to simulate the striking vehicle.
“Safety is a top priority at Mazda, and we have long researched how to protect occupants in side impacts,” Mazda’s top official from research and development, design, and quality assurance department is quoted. “We have studied real-world crashes and used computer simulation to consider body structure and load paths, resulting in the robust design that has existed in the CX-5 since the 2017 model year.”
“We developed this new test because we suspected there was room for more progress, and these results confirm that,” IIHS president David Harkey said. “The good rating for the CX-5 shows that robust protection in a more severe side crash is achievable.”
All-tested Mazda vehicles earned the IIHS 2021 Top Safety Pick+, the highest award in safety. These include the Mazda3 Sedan Hatchback, Mazda6, CX-3, CX-30 (built after September 2020), CX-5 and CX-9.
The IIHS is an independent, non-governmental safety-testing organisation, funded by the insurance industry. For more information, visit https://www.iihs.org/ratings/top-safety-picks
The new generation of Mazda sedans and SUVs are currently on display at NCC's the state-of-the-art showroom located in Al Nasr. Mazda’s i-Activsense is an umbrella term covering a series of advanced safety technologies which make use of detection devices such as milli-wave radars and cameras. They include active safety technologies that support safer driving by helping the driver to recognise potential hazards, and pre-crash safety technologies which help to avert collisions or reduce their severity in situations where they cannot be avoided.
Mazda’s i-Activsense advanced safety technologies include Advanced Smart City Brake Support with Pedestrian Detection, Smart Brake Support with Collision Warning, Smart Brake Support, Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop & Go Function, Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Warning System with Lane-Keep Assist, Driver Attention Alert, High Beam Control, Adaptive Front-Lighting System, and Traffic Sign Recognition.
Briefing on the 2021 model range with the highest safety ratings, Sathish Nair – general manager (Marketing & Sales), Mazda-Qatar said. “Each Mazda vehicle is brought to life through a sense of motion and speed, even at a complete standstill through impassioned designers and engineers. Mazda’s “soul of motion” KODO design philosophy is reflected in the sleek and aerodynamic lines breathing life into the car. The design embodies the dynamic beauty of life, the power and elegance of a wild animal in the instant when it pounces on its prey. That's the essence of the ultimate “Motion Form” envisioned by Mazda and the reason why Mazda stands unique in a diverse marketplace.”
“Safety is a top priority at Mazda, and we have long researched how to protect occupants in side impacts,” Mazda’s top official from research and development, design, and quality assurance department is quoted. “We have studied real-world crashes and used computer simulation to consider body structure and load paths, resulting in the robust design that has existed in the CX-5 since the 2017 model year.”
“We developed this new test because we suspected there was room for more progress, and these results confirm that,” IIHS president David Harkey said. “The good rating for the CX-5 shows that robust protection in a more severe side crash is achievable.”
All-tested Mazda vehicles earned the IIHS 2021 Top Safety Pick+, the highest award in safety. These include the Mazda3 Sedan Hatchback, Mazda6, CX-3, CX-30 (built after September 2020), CX-5 and CX-9.
The IIHS is an independent, non-governmental safety-testing organisation, funded by the insurance industry. For more information, visit https://www.iihs.org/ratings/top-safety-picks
The new generation of Mazda sedans and SUVs are currently on display at NCC's the state-of-the-art showroom located in Al Nasr. Mazda’s i-Activsense is an umbrella term covering a series of advanced safety technologies which make use of detection devices such as milli-wave radars and cameras. They include active safety technologies that support safer driving by helping the driver to recognise potential hazards, and pre-crash safety technologies which help to avert collisions or reduce their severity in situations where they cannot be avoided.
Mazda’s i-Activsense advanced safety technologies include Advanced Smart City Brake Support with Pedestrian Detection, Smart Brake Support with Collision Warning, Smart Brake Support, Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop & Go Function, Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Warning System with Lane-Keep Assist, Driver Attention Alert, High Beam Control, Adaptive Front-Lighting System, and Traffic Sign Recognition.
Briefing on the 2021 model range with the highest safety ratings, Sathish Nair – general manager (Marketing & Sales), Mazda-Qatar said. “Each Mazda vehicle is brought to life through a sense of motion and speed, even at a complete standstill through impassioned designers and engineers. Mazda’s “soul of motion” KODO design philosophy is reflected in the sleek and aerodynamic lines breathing life into the car. The design embodies the dynamic beauty of life, the power and elegance of a wild animal in the instant when it pounces on its prey. That's the essence of the ultimate “Motion Form” envisioned by Mazda and the reason why Mazda stands unique in a diverse marketplace.”