Acura RL Earns Five Star Rating in Crash & Rollover Testing

The Acura RL sedan has been awarded the top U.S. vehicle grade of five stars on all crash and rollover tests, the third vehicle to earn the highest ratings in tests by U.S. auto safety regulators.

The The U.S. auto safety agency performs testing on new car models and redesigned vehicles such as the Acura RL. Controlled procedures include crashing a car into a fixed object to monitor effects on drivers and passengers. A vehicle side crash test, using a sled that slams a vehicle, with resulting assessment of injuries to passengers in the front and rear seats. A car rollover rank is also calculated using test track performance and a formula based on vehicle width and height.

The agency executed 13 crash tests and issued 29 rollover ratings, with the only the Acura RL earning five stars on all crash and rollover tests.