Building safe cars is what Volvo excels at. And when you’re as committed to safety as Volvo, you’re bound to get recognition. The latest in a long list of awards comes by way of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which recently awarded the 2016 Volvo XC90 the highest possible safety rating.

The sleek, stylish, and (of course) safe seven seat SUV was awarded a TOP SAFETY PICK+ rating from the IIHS. This particular award is a significant honor, as it is only given to cars that achieve full scores in all crashworthiness and front crash prevention tests.

Adding an extra layer of prestige is the fact that vehicles awarded a TOP SAFETY PICK+ rating must excel in both preventive and protective safety performance.

“Every Volvo currently rated by IIHS has earned a Top Safety Pick+, we are the only automaker that can claim that proud distinction,” said Lex Kerssemakers, President and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, “the XC90 is the next step in our Vision 2020, which states that no one should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car by the year 2020.”

In typical Volvo fashion, the 2016 XC90 goes the extra mile. Its recent IIHS award follows a decision by the Euro NCAP, the European safety regulator, to award the XC90 five stars in its 2015 Euro NCAP tests. 

While the European safety regulator has no authority in the US, the all-new XC90 has the distinction of receiving the best possible ratings for safety from the most respected independent assessors of car safety in both Europe and the US.

The 2016 Volvo XC90 has been a resounding success ever since its launch, and it’s not difficult to see why. For more information on this award-winning model, or to schedule a test drive, contact us at 3Birds Template today.

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