Insurance Institute Top Safety Picks

Great summary of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Picks on the New York Times Wheels website (Insurance Institute Names a Record Number of Top Safety Picks).

"A record 115 passenger vehicles received the distinction of Top Safety Pick. The list includes 69 cars, 38 S.U.V.’s, five minivans and three pickup trucks, making it fairly easy for consumers to find a vehicle that offered what the institute called a high level of protection in four of the most common types of crashes: front, side, rear and rollover."

Top players are:

• Honda/Acura
• Toyota/Lexus
• Subaru

Surprising fewest cars in the list:

• Nissan
• BMW
• Mazda

Or cut to the chase and read the list from the horse's mouth (IIHS news release).