[Rainbrounicorn]

Thanks for posting this, I was wondering how it would do. Specifically the headlights - odd they are rated worse than the Civics.

 

[JimmyM01]

Thanks for posting this, I was wondering how it would do. Specifically the headlights - odd they are rated worse than the Civics.

Seen a lot of new Civics at night in my rear view mirrors and ahead in the oncoming lane and I can see why. They seem to cover a wide field of view. meanwhile the Integra is a bit more direct but still sufficient. I guess if it wasn't for the Integra's sleeker styling that might have been the case.

 

[JimmyM01]

Acura recently sent out this press release on the IIHS ratings for 2023.

Eight 2023 Acura & Honda Models Earn IIHS Top Safety Ratings

Three Acura models and five Honda models have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating or better for 2023, with six achieving the pinnacle TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating, including all-new for 2023 models: Acura Integra, Honda HR-V and CR-V.

acuranews.com

Eight 2023 Acura & Honda Models Earn IIHS Top Safety Ratings

February 23, 2023 — TORRANCE, Calif.

• 2023 Acura Integra, MDX and RDX all earn the pinnacle TSP+ award
• 2023 Honda CR-V, HR-V and Odyssey earn TSP+ award; two Civic models also earn TSP
• Collision Mitigation Braking System™ gets SUPERIOR rating for frontal crash prevention and is standard equipment on all eight models as part of AcuraWatch™ and Honda Sensing®
• 2023 Honda Accord and Pilot target TSP+, but not yet evaluated by IIHS

Three Acura models and five Honda models have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating or better for 2023, with six achieving the pinnacle TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating, including all-new for 2023 models: Acura Integra, Honda HR-V and CR-V. Contributing to the top ratings, each of the eight models feature AcuraWatch™ or Honda Sensing® driver-assistive and safety technology as standard equipment, earning “SUPERIOR” ratings for vehicle-to-vehicle frontal crash prevention.
AcuraWatch™ and Honda Sensing® are now available or standard on every Acura and Honda automobile model, and there are nearly seven million Acura and Honda vehicles on U.S. roads today featuring these comprehensive suites of safety and driver-assistive technologies, which now include Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™) with Pedestrian Detection; Forward Collision Warning; Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) incorporating Lane Departure Warning (LDW); Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS); and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC).
All Acura and Honda vehicles benefit from Honda’s proprietary Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, designed to protect occupants in a wide variety of frontal collisions, along with advanced supplemental restraint systems, such as pretensioning front seatbelts, and front, side, knee and side-curtain airbags.
Acura 2023 IIHS Award Winners:
2023 Acura Integra (TSP+)
2023 Acura MDX (TSP+)
2023 Acura RDX (TSP+)
Honda 2023 IIHS Award Winners*:
2023 Honda Civic Hatchback (TSP) except Type R performance variant
2023 Honda Civic Sedan (TSP)
2023 Honda CR-V (TSP+)
2023 Honda HR-V (TSP+)
2023 Honda Odyssey (TSP+)
*Honda has targeted TSP+ for two additional all-new models, the 2023 Accord and 2023 Pilot, which have not yet been evaluated by IIHS for the 2023 award year.

 

[VTEC Goes Bwaah]

It's pretty impressive, especially when you realize that it's the only small car to get a TOP SAFETY PICK+ award with the tougher requirements.

IIHS strengthens requirements for Top Safety Pick awards