Automakers Respond To 2012 Roof Crash Requirements With 115 Top Safety Picks

Automakers dramatically boosted the strength of vehicle roofs over the last year, winning honors from an industry watchdog.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an industry-funded group that prods automakers into building safer vehicles, said Wednesday it has awarded Top Safety Picks to a record 115 vehicles for model year 2012.

The list includes 69 cars, 38 SUVs, five minivans and three pickups

Minicars

Honda Fit
Toyota Yaris

Small cars

Honda CR-Z, Insight
Scion xD
Subaru Impreza

Midsize cars

Buick Verano
Honda Accord
Toyota Camry, Prius v

Midsize luxury cars

Acura TL
Acura TSX
Small SUV
Honda CR-V

Midsize SUV

Honda Pilot

Midsize luxury SUVs

Acura MDX
BMW X3
Mercedes M-Class

Large pickup

Honda Ridgeline

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truckman - 12/15/2011 8:58:13 PM

+1 Boost

Imagine how much safer vehicles will be in just 10 years from now, I think it would be safer to have a full cage.

Fijian - 12/15/2011 9:03:47 PM

+1 Boost

My son and his 2 buddies walked away from a 200 feet roll over down a steep ravine in an Olds Intrigue.I really do not think the same would have happened in a Japanese sedan of the same size.