The all-electric 2023 Genesis GV60 has earned its inaugural Top Safety Pick Plus award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Sharing a platform with its cousin, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 — also a Top Safety Pick Plus winner— the GV60 passed all required safety and crash tests in its first round of IIHS evaluations. The electric vehicle joins many of its gas-powered stablemates on the agency’s list of safest vehicles.
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Checking the Boxes
To attain a Top Safety Pick designation, a vehicle must score good ratings in a series of IIHS crash tests: driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, original side, roof strength and head restraint tests. It must also score an advanced or superior rating for its front crash prevention system in vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian crash tests. Whether a vehicle earns a Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick Plus designation comes down to its headlights: The agency’s top accolade is reserved for vehicles that have good or acceptable headlights across all trims.
The GV60 earned good marks across all six crash tests and a superior rating for its front crash prevention system; meanwhile, its standard LED headlights secured the highest Plus designation.
