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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Picks for 2010 are in - is your vehicle on the list? Nineteen cars and eight SUVs earned the award. Subaru has a winner in all 4 vehicle classes in which it competes and the Associated Press news service notes in a report that they are the only car manufacturer to accomplish that feat for the 2010 model year.

Subaru has a winner in all 4 vehicle classes.

The automaker with the most "Top Picks" is Ford, but that is due to the fact that it still owns Volvo, which made up four of the six picks. Both Volkswagen and Subaru managed five top safety picks. ABC News has video here and more and the complete list follows below.


Following are the winners:

Large cars

Buick LaCrosse
Ford Taurus
Lincoln MKS
Volvo S80

Midsize cars

Audi A3
Chevrolet Malibu built after October 2009
Chrysler Sebring 4-door
Dodge Avenger
Mercedes C class
Subaru Legacy
Subaru Outback
Volkswagen Jetta sedan
Volkswagen Passat sedan
Volvo C30

Small cars

Honda Civic 4-door models (except Si)
Kia Soul
Nissan Cube
Subaru Impreza except WRX
Volkswagen Golf 4-door

Midsize SUVs

Dodge Journey
Subaru Tribeca
Volvo XC60
Volvo XC90

Small SUVs

Honda Element
Jeep Patriot
Subaru Forester
Volkswagen Tiguan