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IIHS Top Safety Picks for 2010 |
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J&J Auto |
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11/21/2009 |
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Making the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's annual list of Top Safety Picks has never been easy, but more stringent safety-testing criteria implemented this year has produced the most exclusive group of winners ever.
In all, 27 vehicles made the grade, fewer than half of the 72 models that initially landed the coveted award last year. Why? The institute added a new roof-strength test, based on research that showed a strong connection between roof strength and the ability of vehicles to protect occupants during rollovers.
"This new rollover test is not a surprise to the automakers," says IIHS spokesman Russ Rader. "They've been wrangling with the federal government for years over this issue." The IIHS wrapped up its roof-strength research in March 2008 and informed automakers about the new test earlier this year. For companies such as Toyota — which earned 11 picks in 2009 and none for any of its brands this time around — there's time to made amends; automakers can request a retest any time, which helped boost last year's total from 72 to 94 vehicles.
For now, here's a look at the IIHS 2010 picks for the safest new cars and trucks on the road.
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