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      11-15-2007, 01:06 PM   #1
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Post 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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