Hyundai Motor continues to assert an unrivaled dedication to vehicle safety, earning eight US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards, which were announced recently.

Hyundai’s current SUV models each earned a TSP or TSP+ rating designation. Additionally, of the eight Hyundai products awarded thus far for 2022, five included eco-friendly powertrain options. Parent company Hyundai Motor Group (Hyundai, Kia and Genesis) leads the industry with the most awards in each category, when equipped with optional front crash protection and specific headlights — 11 TSP+ and 10 TSP awards, earning a total of 21.

“We value the important acknowledgment by the industry-renowned IIHS, the leading contributor in road safety research in the US, granting Hyundai eight titles, thus acknowledging our commitment to safety, which is an utmost priority in every step on the road of product development,” said Hyung Jung Im, vice president of Hyundai Motor Company.

“This achievement is dedicated to our engineering and safety teams to honor their efforts devoted to providing our customers with the safest driving experience on the road,” he added.

Several Hyundai models have received 2022 IIHS TSP or TSP+ ratings. The IIHS TSP awards with specific headlights were earned by all 2022 models including Elantra, Sonata, Venue and Santa Cruz. As for the TSP+ awards, Tucson, Palisade, and Nexo were the winners. When equipped with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights, 2022 Santa Fe models, which were built after July 2021, were chosen for the TSP+ award.

To qualify for an IIHS TSP+, the higher of the institute’s two awards, vehicles must earn good ratings in all six IIHS crash-worthiness evaluations, including the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side roof strength and head restraint tests. Additionally, vehicles must be equipped with a front crash prevention system that earns advanced or superior ratings in both the vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations and good or acceptable headlights must be standard across all trim levels.

The IIHS award criteria remain unchanged from last year, but, beginning in 2023, IIHS will add two new evaluations to the award requirements.