2021 RDX & TLX Earn Highest Possible Safety Award from IIHS

The 2021 Acura RDX and 2021 Acura TLX have both earned the highest possible safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a Top Safety Pick+ Rating.

Both Acura models qualified for TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) by earning a top rating of “GOOD” in all crashworthiness tests, a “SUPERIOR” rating for the Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™), part of the standard AcuraWatch™ safety and driver-assistive technology and standard “GOOD” rated headlights.

All Acura Sedans and SUVs feature the AcuraWatch suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies as standard equipment, including Collision Mitigation Braking System, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow, and Road Departure Mitigation.

The 2021 Acura RDX and TLX feature Acura’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, designed to enhance occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal collisions with a network of connected structural elements to distribute crash energy more evenly throughout the front of the vehicle and reducing the forces transferred to the passenger compartment. Acura JewelEye™ LED headlights help both models achieve its best-in-class ratings.

To earn the Top Safety Pick+ Award, a vehicle must earn GOOD crashworthiness ratings in all test models, including the child passenger-side small overlap test. It also needs available front crash prevention that earns an ADVANCED or SUPERIOR rating in both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian testing and standard GOOD or ACCEPTABLE rated headlights.