Top 10 Safest Small SUVs

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) released its list of safety winners in the small SUV category. To be awarded Top Safety Pick honors from the Institute, a vehicle must garner Good ratings in all three of the Institute’s tests: 40 mph frontal offset crash test, side crash test, and rear crash test/head restraint protection. All vehicles must be equipped with standard electronic stability control or include it as an available option. In alphabetical order, IIHS awarded the following small-class sport-utility vehicles Top Safety Pick honors for 2009:

Ford Escape Escape

Honda CR-V

Honda Element

Mazda Tribute

Mercury Mariner

Mitsubishi Outlander

Nissan Rogue

Subaru Forester

Toyota RAV4

Volkswagen Tiguan

2009 - Best 10 Outgoing Cars

Finally the cars have been ranked for the year 2009 and there are 10 Best-Selling Cars in the list of March month. Chevy Malibu is the most significant mover which is moved from 10-9 and though Honda Accord is always is in the top position it too moved up compared to previous year and March is the month where the sales build up for the calendar year.

For most of the car manufacturers there was plunge in the overall sales but it didn’t incur too much of losses when compared to the month of February. Sales of GM were 45% down in 2008 but that’s quite better than February 2009 as there was increase in the decline rate it was about 52%. This was the same situation faced by all car manufacturers like Ford Honda and so on.

The best 10 Outgoing Cars are as follows:

Ford F-Series: 32,728

Toyota Camry: 25,783

Chevy Silverado: 23,508

Honda Accord: 22,722

Toyota Corolla: 22,257

Honda Civic: 20,645

Nissan Altima: 19,521

Dodge Ram: 19,328

Chevy Malibu: 14,772

Honda CR-V: 12,959