This model goes from Marginal to Good+ for easy child restraint installation. https://t.co/4hfX77aqlw pic.twitter.com/KkPSOUsWhp
— IIHS (@IIHS_autosafety) September 1, 2016
There is no moment quite as thrilling as a new parent as bringing your child home for the first time. The air seems to crackle with electricity, and everything old seems brand new again. Not only that, but everything in your house suddenly looks dangerous.
While you're busy plotting how to better baby-proof the bedroom, you may agonize about the car.
You've done all your research and picked out the perfect age-appropriate child seat. The problem now is installing it. You know that any mistakes you make installing a child safety seat could have serious consequences in case of a crash -- so why is it so hard to do?
In 2015, the IIHS began rating the LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) equipment in new vehicles. Sure enough, what they found was the majority were too confusing, or required too much strength to attach child-seat connectors. Since those ratings were released, however, automakers have been scrambling to improve.
The Toyota Prius, which was rated Marginal last year, has soared up to the best-of-the-best for 2016, earning the highest-possible LATCH rating, Good+.
This efficient compact hybrid is also an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ overall, meaning it meets the highest standards for passenger protection in a crash. Could the greatest family vehicle of the year be a Toyota Prius? Drive one today at Permian Toyota and see if it passes all of your tests.
