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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has come out with their annual list of top safety picks for the 2011 model year vehicles. This year they recognized 66 vehicles, more than double that of last year. Hyundai and their affiliate Kia as well as Volkswagen and their affiliate Audi lead the insurance industry’s list with nine vehicles on the safest new vehicles list. Below are some of the automobile manufactures and their vehicles that made the list.
- Audi – A3 sedan, A4 sedans, Q5 SUV
- BMW – 5 series (except 4-wheel drive and V8)
- Buick – LaCrosse, Regal
- Cadillac – CTS, SRX
- Chevrolet – Malibu, Cruze, Equinox
- Chrysler – 200 4-door
- Dodge – Avenger, Journey
- Ford – Taurus, Fusion, Fiesta sedan and hatchback built after July 2010, Explorer, Flex
- GMC – Terrain
- Honda – Civic 4-door models (except Si) with optional electronic stability control, Element
- Hyundai – Genesis sedan, Sonata midsize, Santa Fe, Tucson
- Infinite – M37/M56 (except M56x 4-wheel drive)
- Jeep – Grand Cherokee, Patriot with optional side torso airbags
- Kia – Optima, Forte, Soul, Sorento built after March 2010, Sportage
- Lexus – RX
- Lincoln – MKS, MKZ, MKT
- Mercedes – C class, E class coupe, E class sedan, GLK
- Mitsubishi – Lancer sedan (except 4-wheel drive)
- Nissan – Cube
- Scion – tC, xB
- Subaru – Legacy, Outback, Impreza sedan and hatchback (except WRX), Tribeca, Forester
- Toyota – Avalon, Corolla, Sienna, Highlander, Venza
- Volkswagen – Jetta sedan, Jetta SportWagen, Golf 4-door, GTI 4-door , Touareg, Tiguan
- Volvo – C30, S80, XC60, XC90
