The GV60 Advanced/Performance’s pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The Equinox EV doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.
Both the GV60 and Equinox EV have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The GV60 has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The Equinox EV’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.
The GV60 has a standard front seat center airbag, which deploys between the driver and front passenger, protecting them from injuries caused by striking each other in serious side impacts. The Equinox EV doesn’t offer front seat center airbags.
The GV60 has standard Anti-Whiplash Front Head Restraints, which use a specially designed headrest to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the Anti-Whiplash Front Head Restraints system moves the headrests forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. The Equinox EV doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.
Both the GV60 and the Equinox EV have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and available around view monitors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Genesis GV60 is safer than the Chevrolet Equinox EV:
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GV60 |
Equinox EV |
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Passenger |
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| STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
| HIC |
271 |
336 |
| Neck Injury Risk |
33.8% |
35.1% |
| Neck Stress |
103 lbs. |
174 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Genesis GV60 is safer than the Chevrolet Equinox EV:
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GV60 |
Equinox EV |
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Front Seat |
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| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| HIC |
62 |
128 |
| Chest Movement |
.8 inches |
.9 inches |
| Hip Force |
186 lbs. |
288 lbs. |
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Rear Seat |
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| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| HIC |
75 |
141 |
| Spine Acceleration |
36 G’s |
38 G’s |
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Into Pole |
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| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| Hip Force |
641 lbs. |
773 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The Genesis GV60 has achieved the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) highest rating of “Top Safety Pick Plus” for the 2025 model year. This distinction is based on its exceptional performance in IIHS’ rigorous battery of safety tests. Specifically, it earned a “Good” rating in the latest, more stringent moderate overlap front crash test, a “Good” result in the updated side impact test, and a “Good” score in the revised pedestrian crash prevention test. The Equinox EV has not yet been evaluated by the IIHS for 2025.