2011 Hyundai Equus named IIHS 'Top Safety Pick'
 

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2011 Hyundai Equus IIHS Top Safety Pick - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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Our long-term <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/equus/">Hyundai Equus</a> has <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/25/2011-hyundai-equus-ultimate-joins-autoblog-long-term-garage/">already impressed our staff</a> with its copious level of luxury refinement and general largess. <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/hyundai/">Now Hyundai</a> can put another notch in the belt of its luxury sedan after being designated an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick.<br />
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The Equus won the award by scoring a "Good" in front, side, rollover and rear crash protection. The Equus also manged to surpass the stringent IIHS requirement for roof strength, as the big sedan was found to have a roof that can support a force equal to 4.87 times its weight. To receive a "Good" score, a roof must be able to support at least four times its weight. The Equus also features electronic stability control; another must-have to receive a Top Safety Pick designation.<br />
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Click on the gallery below to see high-resolution pics of a $60,000 luxury sedan getting destroyed in the name of science and safety.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-equus-iihs-top-safety-pick">Hyundai Equus IIHS Top Safety Pick</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-equus-iihs-top-safety-pick/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/ces111004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-equus-iihs-top-safety-pick/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/swr112211_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Hyundai Equus IIHS Top Safety Pick" title="Hyundai Equus IIHS Top Safety Pick" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-equus-iihs-top-safety-pick/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/ces111021_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-equus-iihs-top-safety-pick/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/ces111014_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-equus-iihs-top-safety-pick/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/ces111017_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/14/2011-hyundai-equus-named-iihs-top-safety-pick/">2011 Hyundai Equus named IIHS 'Top Safety Pick'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:21:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/14/2011-hyundai-equus-named-iihs-top-safety-pick/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19913468/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/14/2011-hyundai-equus-named-iihs-top-safety-pick/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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