Who Knew About Subaru Safety?

What manufacturers make the safest cars on the road?
Toyota, Volvo, Mercedes?
Nope, at least not according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
In its annual safety ratings, released yesterday, the institute gave kudos to Subaru, which had top safety winners in all four vehicle categories in which it competes.
But that's not the biggest surprise on the list. It's what's missing that is unusual. Toyota didn't have any cars with top ratings, although in fairness, the Camry came close. Also not on the list, the Motor Trend 2010 car of the year, the Ford Fusion. And how about this: BMW, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Saab also were absent. Didn't see any Hyundais on the list either.
Some notable winners were the Buick LaCrosse and the Lincoln MKS, another great car in the large car category. VW did well in the midsize category with both the Jetta and Passat. The Malibu and the Dodge Avenger also made the list. VW's Golf was on the small car list as was the Nissan Cube as was the Honda Civic. VW's Tiguan was listed as a safe small SUV as was the Jeep Patriot.
So does this mean you shouldn't buy a car not on the list. Of course not, but you might want to go to the institute's site and download its brochure on shopping for a safe car while you're checking out the list.
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