Each year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) evaluates all vehicles based on their safety elements and features. The evaluation includes five different crashworthiness tests, which examine how each model reacts to a variety of impacts, as well as testing the vehicle’s available crash avoidance and mitigation features. This year, the 2016 Ford F-150 SuperCrew and SuperCab received safety awards in the form of IIHS Top Safety Picks.
What is the IIHS Top Safety Pick award?
In order to qualify for the 2016 Top Safety Pick award, vehicles must earn good ratings in all five crashworthiness tests and at least a basic rating for front crash prevention. Both the 2016 Ford F-150 SuperCrew and 2016 Ford F-150 SuperCab achieved this honor and were the only large pickup trucks to do so.
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2016 Ford F-150 front crash prevention system
The 2016 Ford F-150 offers an available front crash prevention system that help drivers avoid potential collisions. Adaptive cruise control helps you maintain a set gap from the vehicle in front of you; collision warning alerts you to a potential frontal collision by flashing a warning on the windshield; and brake support automatically applies the brakes and increases brake assist sensitivity in the event of a collision warning.
Those of you who are interested in getting behind the wheel and experiencing the safest pickup truck on the market can do so by scheduling a test drive at Sherwood Ford. Feel free to browse our current inventory to see which F-150 models we have in stock and find the one that best fits into your lifestyle.
