The 2014 Chevy Impala has earned a five-star overall vehicle safety score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). It has also earned a five-star rating individually for its frontal and side impact protection.
The scores were achieved by evaluating a combination of both standard and available features on the newly redesigned 2014 Chevy Impala. Features include the use of radar along with visual and audible alerts that help warn drivers of pending collisions while they still have enough time to react and prevent an accident.
The vehicle is also equipped with Crash Imminent Braking which will detect a potential crash and, if the driver doesn’t react to stop it from happening, apply the brakes independently to slow the vehicle safely. This feature is a first for a Chevy vehicle.
Another first for Chevy includes Adaptive Cruise Control. This feature uses radar to sense traffic ahead of the vehicle and then adjusts the vehicle’s speed accordingly. It will even stop the vehicle in heavy traffic and then accelerate when traffic resumes higher speeds.
Additional safety features include lane departure warning, side blind zone alert, rear cross traffic alert, rear vision camera and rear park assist. It is this abundance of safety features that helped the 2014 Chevy Impala earn its five-star rating.
The vehicle’s crash-avoidance technology is supplemented by the Impala’s occupant protection features. There are ten standard airbags including driver and front-passenger side-impact airbags, knee airbags and rear outboard side-impact airbags.
The Impala also includes features that assist with overall vehicle control including electronic stability control, all-speed traction control, four-wheel disc brakes with four-channel antilock brakes and electronic brake force distribution.
In the event that there is a crash, the Impala comes standard with OnStar which will automatically call for help even if an injured driver is unable to initiate the call.
Nicole Wakelin fell in love with cars as a teenager when she got to go for a ride in a Ferrari. It was red and it was fast and that was all that mattered. Game over. She considers things a bit more carefully now, but still has a weakness for fast, beautiful cars. Nicole also writes for NerdApproved and GeekMom.
