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DETROIT - The 2010 models were able to achieve a rating of "good" in a roof strength test --- a new tougher requirement that contributed to the nearly 63-percent drop in total Top Safety Picks this year.

Tags: Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Malibu, Top Safety Pick

ARLINGTON, VA - Requiring for the first time good performance in a roof strength test to measure protection in a rollover, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety named 27 Top Safety Picks this year — down from 72 models in 2008.

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ARLINGTON, VA --- The 2010 Buick LaCrosse and the 2010 Nissan Versa are the latest Top Safety Pick award winners, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced.

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ARLINGTON, VA --- The 2010 models of the Dodge Journey, Lincoln MKT and Mazda 3 are the newest Top Safety Pick award winners, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced.

Tags: Dodge Journey, IIHS, Lincoln MKT, Mazda 3, Top Safety Pick

DETROIT - The all-new 2010 Lincoln MKT three-row luxury crossover received a "Top Safety Pick" rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

Tags: IIHS, Lincoln, MKT, Top Safety Pick

CHERRY HILL, NJ - To qualify for Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of "good" in the Institute's front, side, and rear tests and be equipped with electronic stability control.

Tags: 2010 Subaru Legacy, 2010 Subaru Outback, award, IIHS, Subaru, Top Safety Pick

ARLINGTON, VA --- The 2009 Toyota Venza, a midsize SUV, and the 2010 Lexus RX, a midsize luxury SUV, are the newest 2009 Top Safety Pick award winners.

Tags: IIHS, Lexus RX, Top Safety Pick, Toyota Venza

ARLINGTON, VA --- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that the Mercedes R class SUV and the Lincoln MKZ midsize luxury car are the institute's newest 2009 Top Safety Pick award winners.

Tags: IIHS, Lincoln MKZ, Mercedes R Class , Top Safety Pick

DEARBORN, MI – Earning 5-star ratings in both government crash tests, in addition to the "Top Safety Pick" award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the all-new 2009 Ford F-150 is packed with a list of advanced standard safety features.

Tags: 2009 Ford F-150, 5-star ratings, Ford, full-size pickup, NHTSA, standard safety features, Top Safety Pick, Truck of the Year

MONTVALE, NJ – The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has named the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class one of their Top Safety Picks for 2009.

Tags: C-Class, IIHS, Mercedes-Benz, Top Safety Pick

ARLINGTON, VA – To qualify for the award, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good in the Institute's front, side, and rear tests and must also be equipped with electronic stability control.

Tags: IIHS, Top Safety Pick

AUBURN HILLS, MI – Audi’s Q7 flagship SUV has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) award for Top Safety Pick.

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HERNDON, VA – The Audi Q7, a luxury performance SUV, earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award for 2008. The 2008 Q7 received a “good” rating in all three crash tests: side impact, offset frontal, and rear impact seat tests.

Tags: Audi, IIHS, Q7, Safety Rating, Top Safety Pick

HERNDON, VA – The Audi Q7 has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award for 2008.

Tags: Audi Q7, IIHS, Top Safety Pick

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced it has named the redesigned 2009 Nissan Murano a "Top Safety Pick," after conducting a round of front, side and rear crash tests on nine four-door midsize SUV models.

Tags: crash test, Nissan Murano, Top Safety Pick