List of Safety Picks Dings Some Cars for a Failure to Illuminate<br />The new requirements caused a domino effect; many of the previous Plus picks moved down a notch to Top Safety Pick,<br />and many previous Top Safety Picks dropped off the list.<br />Top Safety Pick Plus winners also must now offer headlights that earn a rating of Good, rather than either Good or Acceptable.<br />Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick Plus when the institute released its list on Thursday.<br />Rather, we’ve raised the bar and we still have this many vehicles that meet the new criteria and are providing state-of-the-art protection.”<br />The added crash test — a passenger-side front small overlap test — is meant to mimic<br />what happens when a car runs off the road and hits a tree or utility pole.<br />The new tests cost certain models from some automakers — including General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen<br />and even Volvo — the chance to use one of the I. I.H.
