2024-2025 Kia Sportage / Sportage Hybrid NHTSA MDB Side Crash Test

A Moving Deformable Barrier impact at 38.5 Mph/61 Km/h. Driver is a 50th Percentile Male, and the rear passenger is a 5th Percentile Female. The MDB weighs 3015lbs (1368kg).
NHTSA's MDB Side Crash Test of the 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid 2WD.
Rating based on 2011+ criteria.
Rating available here:
www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2024/KI...
www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2024/KI...
www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2024/KI...
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Beginning with 2024 models of both vehicles there were B-pillar and door beam reinforcements implemented as well as the addition of a rear seat-mounted side thorax airbag to improve occupant protection in side crashes.
Driver - Passenger
HIC 70 - 82
* * * * * - * * * * * (Five Stars - Five Stars) (Five Stars Overall Side Impact Rating)
Intro: (0:00)
Pre-Test Photos & Video: (0:10)
Impact Event: (1:53)
Post-Test Photos: (5:50)
Thanks for Watching!: (7:53)
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[@blewis42002]

Wait im sorry is this a featured car without a push start in 2024?