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The Safest Cars of 2008
Is safety your top priority in a car? Then there are several cars you can consider for 2008.
Each year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rates cars based on their safety when faced with frontal offset impact crashes, side impact crash and rear end crashes.
The cars are then rated with Good, Acceptable, Marginal or Poor in each of the three crash scenarios. In order for any car model to be named one of the Institutes “Top Safety Picks,” it must earn a Good rating in all three impact tests as well as offer electronic stability control.
Electronic stability control combines anti-lock brakes, traction control and rotation (or yaw) control to improve a vehicle’s handling, and has been found to significantly reduce the risk of fatal single vehicle crashes.
For 2008, the IIHS named these cars as their Top Safety Picks:
| Large Car | Midsize Cars | Minivans | Midsize Cars (Convertibles and SUV's) | Small Cars and SUV's |
| Audi A6 | Acura TSX 2009 models | Honda Odyssey | Saab 9-3 | Subaru Impreza* |
| Cadillac CTS | Audi A3 | Hyundai Entourage | Volvo C70 | Honda CRV |
| Mercury Sable* | Audi A4 | Kia Sedona | Acura MDX | Honda Element |
| Volvo S80 | Saab 9-3 | Acura RDX | Subaru Forester 2009 Models | |
| Toyota Tundra Pickup | Subaru Legacy* | BMW X3 | ||
| Ford Taurus* | Honda Accord 4 door models | BMW X5 | ||
| Ford Edge | ||||
| Ford Taurus X | ||||
| Honda Pilot | ||||
| Hyunda Santa Fe | ||||
| Hyundai Veracruz built after August 2007 | ||||
| Infiniti EX35 | ||||
| Lincoln MKX | ||||
| Mercedes M Class | ||||
| Nissan Murano 2009 Models | ||||
| Saturn VUE build after December 2007 | ||||
| Subaru Tribeca | ||||
| Toyota Highlander | ||||
| Volvo XC90 |
*With optional electronic stability control.
SafeMotorist.com Driving Safety Articles
This article was written by SafeMotorist.com defensive driving staff writers and reviewed for accuracy by defensive driving instructors. All articles are based on current traffic laws and defensive driving practices. This article is intended for educational purposes only, and should not be taken as legal advice or literal interpretation of any specific traffic law.
