2011 Chevrolet Cruze Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced today that a total of 66 vehicles earned the Top Safety Pick award for 2011 including 40 cars, 25 SUVs and a minivan.
“Top Safety Pick recognizes vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, rollover, and rear crashes based on good ratings in Institute tests,” IIHS said in a statement. “Winners also must have available electronic stability control, a crash avoidance feature that significantly reduces crash risk. The ratings help consumers pick vehicles that offer a higher level of protection than federal safety standards require.”
Hyundai/Kia and Volkswagen/Audi each had 9 winners in 2011. next in line with 8 Top Safety Picks apiece are General Motors, Ford/Lincoln and Toyota/Lexus/Scion. Subaru is the only manufacturer with a winner in all the vehicle classes in which it competes. Subaru earned 5 awards for 2011.
Hit the jump for the full list of vehicles.
2011 Model Year Top Safety Winners:
Large cars
- Buick LaCrosse
- Buick Regal
- BMW 5 Series
- Cadillac CTS sedan
- Ford Taurus
- Hyundai Genesis
- Infiniti M37, M56
- Lincoln MKS
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan
- Toyota Avalon
- Volvo S80
Midsize cars
- Audi A3
- Audi A4 sedan
- Chevrolet Malibu
- Chrysler 200 four-door
- Dodge Avenger
- Ford Fusion
- Hyundai Sonata
- Kia Optima
- Lincoln MKZ
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class
- Subaru Legacy
- Subaru Outback
- Volkswagen Jetta Sedan
- Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
- Volvo C30
Small cars
- Chevrolet Cruze
- Honda Civic four-door models
- Kia Forte sedan
- Kia Soul
- Mitsubishi Lancer
- Nissan Cube
- Scion tC
- Scion xB
- Subaru Impreza sedan and hatchback
- Volkswagen Golf
- Volkswagen GTI
Minicar
- Ford Fiesta sedan and hatchback built after July 2010
Minivan
- Toyota Sienna
Large SUV
- Volkswagen Touareg
Midsize SUVs
- Audi Q5
- Cadillac SRX
- Chevrolet Equinox
- Dodge Journey
- Ford Explorer
- Ford Flex
- GMC Terrain
- Hyundai Santa Fe
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Kia Sorento
- Lexus RX
- Lincoln MKT
- Mercedes GLK-Class
- Subaru Tribeca
- Toyota Highlander
- Toyota Venza
- Volvo XC60
- Volvo XC90
Small SUVs
- Honda Element
- Hyundai Tucson
- Jeep Patriot
- Kia Sportage
- Subaru Forester
- Volkswagen Tiguan
- By: Omar Rana
