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IIHS Releases List of 2008 "Top Safety Picks"
11 NEW WINNERS FOR 2008
Midsize cars • Audi A3 • Honda Accord Small car • Subaru Impreza equipped with optional electronic stability control Minivan • Honda Odyssey Midsize SUVs • BMW X3 • BMW X5 • Hyundai Veracruz built after August 2007 • Saturn VUE built after December 2007 • Toyota Highlander Small SUV • Honda Element Large pickup • Toyota Tundra ALL 34 WINNERS Large cars • Audi A6 • Ford Taurus with optional electronic stability control • Mercury Sable with optional electronic stability control • Volvo S80 Midsize cars • Audi A3, A4 • Honda Accord • Saab 9-3 • Subaru Legacy with optional electronic stability control Midsize convertibles • Saab 9-3 • Volvo C70 Small car • Subaru Impreza with optional electronic stability control Minivans • Honda Odyssey • Hyundai Entourage • Kia Sedona Midsize SUVs • Acura MDX, RDX • BMW X3, X5 • Ford Edge, Taurus X • Honda Pilot • Hyundai Santa Fe • Hyundai Veracruz built after August 2007 • Lincoln MKX • Mercedes M class • Saturn VUE built after December 2007 • Subaru Tribeca • Toyota Highlander • Volvo XC90 Small SUVs • Honda CR-V, Element • Subaru Forester with optional electronic stability control Large pickup • Toyota Tundra ALSO RANS Twenty-three vehicles earn good ratings in front and side crash tests. They have ESC, standard or optional. They would be 2008 Top Safety Pick winners if their seat/head restraints also earned good ratings: • Acura RL, TL • BMW 3 series • Chrysler Sebring convertible • Infiniti M35/M45 • Kia Amanti • Lexus IS 250/350, ES 350, GS 350/460 • Nissan Pathfinder, Xterra both with optional side airbags • Nissan Quest • Toyota Avalon, Camry, FJ Cruiser, 4Runner, Prius, RAV4, and Sienna • Volkswagen Eos, Jetta, Passat, Rabbit |
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