The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has recently added the new generation Dodge Durango to its highest ranking list. Now a “Top Safety Pick”, the 2011 and up Durango was given a ‘good’ rating on all front, side, rollover and rear crash test evaluations. Add in standard electronic stability control, and Chrysler LLC’s latest SUV is now a IIHS Top Safety Pick.
“The Durango is the eighth vehicle from Chrysler to earn the Institute’s highest safety honor,” said IIHS president Adrian Lund. “The performance of the Durango means buyers are getting the best protection in the most common kinds of crashes, and electronic stability control for avoiding many crashes altogether.”
Offering buyers 45 safety and security features, the Dodge Durango is an SUV that makes sure its occupants stay upright. Along with electronic stability control is electronic roll mitigation, Trailer-sway Assist and Hill-start Assist. Also offered on the Dodge is Blind Spot Monitoring that announces if another vehicle has fallen out of sight of the Durango.
“With the latest addition of Dodge Durango, coupled with the new Jeep Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger, Chrysler Group has eight Top Safety Picks for 2011. This recognition by the IIHS underscores our commitment to engineering safety and security technology across all vehicle segments,” said Scott Kunselman, Senior Vice President of Engineering for Chrysler Group LLC.
