Picture: IIHS
The 2021 Toyota Sienna has certified for the very best award from the Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS).
Redesigned for the 2021 mannequin 12 months, it earns good rankings in each the driver-side and passenger-side small overlap entrance assessments, IIHS mentioned. The earlier mannequin earned a suitable score within the driver-side small overlap take a look at and a marginal score within the passenger-side take a look at. The minivan is now obtainable solely as a hybrid.
The 2020 Sienna fell quick within the two small overlap assessments as a result of the protecting construction of the automobile crumpled into the occupant compartment.
The usual entrance crash prevention system on the 2021 mannequin earns superior and superior rankings within the Institute’s vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian assessments, respectively, IIHS mentioned. The brand new Sienna averted collisions at 12 and 25 mph within the vehicle-to-vehicle take a look at and both averted hitting the pedestrian dummy or slowed to a close to cease in many of the vehicle-to-pedestrian assessments.
The 2021 Sienna is out there with two varieties of headlights, LED reflectors or LED projectors, each of which earn a superb score. The Sienna is the second minivan to earn both IIHS award this 12 months, after the 2021 Honda Odyssey.
To qualify for a Prime Security Choose+ award, a automobile should earn good rankings in these two crashworthiness evaluations, in addition to the reasonable overlap entrance, aspect, roof power and head restraint assessments. It additionally wants superior or superior rankings for each vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian entrance crash prevention and should supply acceptable- or good-rated headlights throughout all trims.
