2014 VW Bug
Photo Credit: Erik Drost
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently awarded the 2014 Volkswagen Beetle as a top safety pick in 2013. This is VW’s ninth award for top safety picks.
VW’s 2014 love bug model received superior ratings in several categories, including, overlap frontal crash tests, side impact/rollover tests, and seat and head restraint protection against neck injury for rear impacts.
According to Chief Operation Officer of Volkswagen of America, Inc., Mark McNabb, “Volkswagen is passionate about safety. To have IIHS recognize the Volkswagen Beetle as a Top Safety Pick is a great statement for the brand. The fact that we now have nine 2013 Top Safety Picks is a testament to our commitment to continually improve the safety and quality of our vehicles.”
Volkswagen has previously won this award for several other models: VW CC 2.0T, VW Jetta and Jetta SportWagen, VW Passat, VW Tiguan, VW Touareg, VW 4-door Golf and GTI.
Way to Go VW!
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