For parents and guardians of little ones, there is nothing more important when it comes to picking a family vehicle than car safety. Though advanced driver awareness features are a great demonstration of how seriously a given vehicle takes safety, the best indicator of a vehicle's safety is how well it performs in unbiased industry testing. Keep reading to learn what makes Hyundai top the list of safest car brands in America.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is an independent research organization committed to keeping consumers safe on roadways by subjecting new vehicles to crash testing and reporting results. The organization has two levels of designations for the vehicles it deems the safest on the road: Top Safety Pick and the more distinguished Top Safety Pick+. Top Safety Pick winners must meet stringent criteria for headlight options, implement helpful crash prevention technologies, and score favorable ratings in a battery of crashworthiness testing.

Now that you know how much of an honor it is to be given a Top Safety Pick award from the IIHS, you can fully grasp how significant it is that Hyundai's full line-up of vehicles has been given either a TSP or a TSP+ designation. The all-new Hyundai Venue joins a massive list of Hyundai vehicles that have received TSP or TSP+ awards, including the Kona, Tucson, Santa Fe, Nexo, Palisade, Elantra, Veloster, and Sonata. This massive list of ten awarded vehicles now puts Hyundai in a tie for the safest car brand based on amount TSP awards.

Hyundai takes car safety very seriously, which is why its entire vehicle lineup has been given a Top Safety Pick award from the IIHS. Hyundai's SmartSense safety technology suite includes features that help keep you and your passengers safe on the road, including Driver Attention Warning, Pedestrian Detection, and Lane-Keeping Assist.

Visit Gossett Hyundai South today to explore our full inventory of Top Safety Pick award-winning vehicles.