OAS_AD(pos) { if (OAS_version >= 11) OAS_RICH(pos); else OAS_NORMAL(pos); }      In Autos Essentials Autos Business Metro Nation/World Sports Entertainment Living Forums Weblogs RSS             Monday, June 20, 2005 Eight cars get top ratings in insurance industry crash tests WASHINGTON -- Nearly every large passenger sedan provided good frontal crash protection in the latest round of insurance industry crash tests. Seven of eight models tested earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's "best pick" designation in test results released Sunday. Some of Detroit's key new models earned that top safety designation, including the Ford Five Hundred, the Chrysler 300 and the Buick LaCrosse. "Large cars are a good choice for consumers looking for a safe family vehicle, but some of them haven't always performed well in the Institute's fron

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