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The Safest Vehicles of 2010

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently awarded its "top safety picks" to 19 passenger cars and eight sport utility vehicles for the 2010 model year. Fewer companies and cars were selected this year due to tougher requirements for roof strength. Read on to see which cars made the cut. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Top Picks The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently awarded its "top safety picks" to 19 passenger cars and eight sport utility vehicles for the 2010 model year. Fewer companies and cars were selected this year due to tougher requirements for roof strength. Read on to see which cars made the cut. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Ford Taurus Ford said in a statement it is "committed to providing customers with safe vehicles for a broad range of real-world crash conditions." (AP Photo/Ford, Sam VarnHagen)
Volvo C30 Ford Motor Co. and its Volvo unit lead the list with six awards. (AP Photo/Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
Subaru Legacy Subaru fought the brutal U.S. sales market with a 13 percent increase during the first 10 months of 2009. The automaker attributes its safety success to a unique engine design that sits low in the vehicle chassis and moves down and under occupants in a frontal collision. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Subaru Outback Subaru was the only automaker with an IIHS winner in all four vehicle classes in which it competes. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Volkswagen Golf Mark Barnes, Volkswagen of America's chief operating officer, said the "safety of our cars is of the utmost concern, from the initial design stages all the way through the maintenance procedures at dealerships." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Dodge Journey According to Scott Kunselman, Chrysler's senior vice president-engineering, the awards underscore the automaker's "engineering capability and leadership in occupant protection." (AP Photo/Daniel Roland)
Buick LaCrosse General Motors was recognized for its luxury sport sedan. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)
Kia Soul The 2010 Soul is a new subcompact car from its Korean automaker. It is a front-wheel drive, 4-door wagon that's slightly larger than Kia's Rio. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Honda Civic In the new Civic, the passenger’s front side airbag has an Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) to prevent it from deploying if a child or small-statured person is detected in the airbag’s path of deployment. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Volkswagen Tigua... Volkswagen's Tiguan is a small version of an SUV. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, front side airbags, rear side airbags, and curtain side airbags. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)
Other Winners Other dependable vehicles ranked in the 2010 IIHS list were Ford's Lincoln MKS and Volvo S80 cars, and the XC60 and XC90 SUVs. Subaru was praised for its Impreza car, and Tribeca and Forester SUVs. From Volkswagen, the Jetta, Passat and Audi A3 made the list. Top picks also included Chrysler's Sebring, the Dodge Avenger and Jeep Patriot. GM was recognized for the the Chevrolet Malibu while Honda won for the 4-door version of its Element. The Nissan Cube and the Mercedes C class also were recognized. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)