2023 Mazda CX-50 Earns Top Safety Pick Plus Award

2023 Mazda CX-50 Earns Top Safety Pick Plus Award

To qualify for the award, the CX-50 had to earn good ratings in six IIHS crash-resistance ratings, including driver-side small front overlap, small front passenger side overlap, moderate frontal overlap, original side, roof strength, and restraint tests. Head . It also needed to earn high scores for front collision prevention and headlights.

According to IIHS, the CX-50’s standard frontal collision prevention system received a superior rating in vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian daytime tests. As for the headlights, the Turbo’s rims were tested with Adaptive LED headlights which received a good rating. IIHS said fixed LED projector headlights used in other trims received an acceptable rating.

The CX-50 is Mazda’s first off-road vehicle. Power comes from a choice of two 2.5-liter four-cylinder engines, either naturally aspirated or turbocharged. It rivals other off-road vehicles such as the Subaru Forester and Toyota RAV4 TRD Off-Road. He is also the recipient of the IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus Award; not like that.