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2019 Volvo XC40 and XC60 named IIHS Top Safety Picks

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In news that won’t surprise anyone, two

Volvos

got very high safety scores from

the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

. But what’s interesting is that only one of the two received the highest

Top Safety Pick+

rating: the smaller and newer

2019 Volvo XC40

. The midsize

2019 Volvo XC60

has a slightly lower rating of Top Safety Pick without the “+”.

The deviation here is all based on

the headlights, as has been the case with so many cars of late

. The

XC40

‘s optional headlights earned the highest “Good” rating, which is necessary for the “+” whereas the optional headlights on the

XC60

were rated slightly lower at “Acceptable.” Otherwise, both vehicles earned “Good” marks across the board in

crash tests

and the highest rating for automatic emergency braking. On top of that, the forward crash prevention rating was achieved with standard equipment, while many vehicles only manage that feat with optional features.

There’s one final nuance to the headlight results we should point out. While the XC40’s optional headlights got the highest marks, the standard headlights got the lowest “Poor” rating. The

IIHS

points out that the reason was for too much glare to oncoming traffic. The XC60’s standard headlights, however, were scored a little bit higher at “Marginal.”

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