AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
- 2020 Chrysler Voyager minivan earns five stars overall – the
highest possible rating in NHTSA's vehicle evaluation program
- Highest possible rating – five stars – in each of NHTSA's crash
test modes
- High-strength steel accounts for 72 percent of Chrysler
Voyager's body structure
- Chrysler Voyager starts at a U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested
Retail Price (MSRP) of $26,985
- Voyager joins Chrysler Pacifica in receiving five-star safety
rating
The 2020 Chrysler Voyager, the latest edition to Chrysler
brand's legendary minivan lineup, has earned a five-star overall
safety rating from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA).
Five stars is the highest possible rating awarded by NHTSA.
Voyager is the latest Chrysler brand minivan to earn the rating,
joining Chrysler Pacifica in the five-star category.
"The 2020 Chrysler Voyager definitely comes to market on a high
note," says Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Cars – FCA North
America.
The new minivan's overall five-star rating was achieved, in
part, because it received five-star ratings in a full range of
crashworthiness evaluations:
- Front driver-side impact
- Front passenger-side impact
- Overall frontal impact
- Front seat combined barrier and pole side impact
- Rear seat combined barrier and pole side impact
- Driver side barrier impact
- Rear passenger side barrier impact
- Side barrier impact
- Overall side pole impact
"The new Voyager benefits from the same engineering discipline
and innovative spark that led to our invention of the minivan
segment," Kuniskis said. "We dominate the segment because the
features and performance minivan customers want most are baked
right in to our vehicle designs."
The 2020 Chrysler Voyager's crashworthiness benefits from
thoughtful application of steel shaping technologies such as
hydroforming, a process that transforms steel tubes by injecting
them with fluid at extreme pressures. The result: intricately
molded load beams that afford greater strength and stiffness than
welded components.
In addition, the new minivan's door ring is assembled from
tailor-welded blanks – sections of hot-stamped steel that vary in
thickness. This strategy helps maintain structural integrity in
certain crashes.
High-strength steel (HSS) accounts for 72 percent of the new
Voyager's body structure. Its cradle and front rails are made of
Advanced High-strength Steel (AHSS) and are configured to help
steer crash energy away from the passenger compartment.
Arguably more important, the Voyager also features several
available safety and security features to help drivers avoid
collisions in the first place. The minivan's Blind-spot Monitoring
system alerts the driver to vehicles entering his/her blind
spot.
Such warnings help accommodate safer lane changes.
Meanwhile, an available Rear Cross Path detection system assists
the driver with hard-to-see angles when backing out of tight
parking spots where field of vision may be hindered.
And the available ParkSense rear park assist with stop
detects objects in the path of the Voyager when the vehicle is in
reverse. While sensors help the driver maneuver into tight parking
spaces, they also prompt automatic braking when the system deems
contact is imminent.
The Voyager is produced at FCA's Windsor Assembly Plant in
Windsor, Ontario,
Canada.
About Chrysler Brand
The Chrysler brand has delighted customers with distinctive
designs, craftsmanship, intuitive innovation and technology since
the company was founded in 1925. The Chrysler Pacifica continues to
reinvent the minivan, a segment Chrysler invented, with an
unprecedented level of functionality, versatility, technology and
bold styling. The Pacifica Hybrid takes this revolutionary
vehicle a step further with its class-exclusive, innovative plug-in
hybrid powertrain. It's the first electrified vehicle in the
minivan segment and achieves more than 80 MPGe in electric-only
mode, has an all-electric range of more than 30 miles and a total
range of more than 500 miles. The Chrysler 300 lineup delivers on
the brand's promise of iconic and elegant design executed with
world-class performance, efficiency and quality – all at an
attainable value. Chrysler is part of the portfolio of
brands offered by global automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. For
more information regarding FCA (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA), please
visit www.fcagroup.com.
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