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Official: IIHS reports record year for Top Safety Picks, 18 new 2012 models added

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Filed under: Safety The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced today that 2012 model year vehicles set a record for the number of highly valued Top Safety Pick awards earned: 115 total winners with 18 of those being brand new recipients. The break down includes 69 cars, 38 SUVs, five minivans and three pickups, so if owning a Top Safety Pick award-winning vehicle is important to you, there are options available in every category. As for which automakers earned the most awards, Toyota and its band of merry brands, which includes Lexus and Scion , racked up 15, while GM was next with 14, VW / Audi with 13, and Ford / Lincoln and Honda / Acura both with 12 awards each. Speaking of Honda and Acura, they win the award for most improved, as 10 of the 18 new models to receive the award come from their lineups

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Los Angeles: 2012 CR-V proves that Honda and good looks don’t need to be strangers

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Filed under: LA Auto Show , Crossover , Honda , Design/Style The fourth generation Honda CR-V has flown under the radar so far, but given that the hot-selling crossover hits dealers on December 15, the Los Angeles Auto Show is as good an opportunity as any for Honda to play show-and-tell. The 2012 CR-V receives all-new sheetmetal, and the result is a more refined look that should give Honda fans some hope for the future. The interior has also been greatly improved, with a more contemporary layout, quick-stow rear seats and gobs of storage, though the top of the instrument panel and door caps are still rendered in hard plastic.

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Five minivans earn IIHS Top Safety Pick award

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Filed under: Minivan/Van , Safety If there’s a vehicle segment where safety matters most, it’s the minivan. So the good news for soccer moms and dads is that the best selling minivan in the U.S. has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick award. By virtue of acing its roof strength test, the 2012 Chrysler Town & Country joins the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna at the top of IIHS’s rankings

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Tiny Fiat 500 earns IIHS Top Safety Pick [w/video]

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Filed under: Safety , Hatchback , Fiat We hear it all the time when we’re out test-driving any of the current crop of subcompacts: “Is that little car safe?” Well, if it’s a Fiat 500 , our answer should be affirmative, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The venerable independent testing agency has issued a Top Safety Pick award to the diminutive Italian cutemobile, which joins the Ford Fiesta as the only minicars to earn such praise. The only caveat is that IIHS has specifically excluded 500′s that were built before August 2011. According to the group, the driver’s seat structure was modified to improve safety, and those cars without the improved seat were judged only “marginal” in the frontal offset test.

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Official: Chevy Sonic officially rated 40 mpg, earns Top Safety Pick [w/video]

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Filed under: Budget , Sedan , Safety , Videos , Hatchback , Chevrolet , GM General Motors was proud to show off a bit of recent crash testing done with its 2012 Chevrolet Sonic , and for good reason, too. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has officially highlighted the subcompact cruiser as a Top Safety Pick. To qualify, the Sonic needed to earn ‘Good’ scores in Frontal Offset, Side Impact and Roof Strength tests.

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Official: Audi A6 and VW Passat earn pair of IIHS Top Safety Picks

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Filed under: Sedan , Safety , Audi , Volkswagen It’s a big deal when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety honors a vehicle with a Top Safety Pick designation, and now the 2012 Audi A6 and 2012 Volkswagen Passat can join the big deal club. The IIHS gave both VW Group vehicles the award after they received top scores in stringent front, side and rear impact testing. Both vehicles also feature electronic stability control; a must for any Top Safety Pick winner.

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