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The coveted Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) used to be quite exclusive—and a way for safety-conscious shoppers to narrow down their possibilities to a few top-rated vehicles in a segment. But since 2007, the number of Top Safety Picks has roughly doubled each year, going from just 23 vehicles then to 94 models—a huge portion of the new-car market—for 2009.

That’s slated to change beginning with 2010, as the IIHS requires that vehicles be rated ‘good’ in its new roof strength test in order to be named a Top Safety Pick.

The result—at least so far for 2010—is that the Institute’s 94...

Do you avoid drinking out of clear plastic water bottles, using antiperspirants with aluminum, or cooking in non-stick pans? Use a water purifier and ionizer everywhere you go, always buy organic, mind your cold-water fish list, and have your tap water checked yearly?

If so, we've found either a new source of anxiety in your life or a handy tool to factor into your next car purchase.

HealthyStuff.org is a relatively new information portal for the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Ecology Center, which uses an X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) device to test interior components in vehicles for substances "with known toxicity, persistence, and tendency to...

•    What is it? A minor update of one of America’s top-selling vehicles. •    The basics: 2.4-liter four-cylinder or 3.5-liter V-6. •    On sale: Now, in both Sedan and Coupe bodystyles. •    Price: Sedan from $21,055, Coupe from $22,555.

Honda’s popular Accord is soldiering on for another year, once again available in both Sedan or Coupe bodystyles. To keep it fresh against rivals like the Toyota Camry and upcoming Suzuki Kizashi, Honda is upgrading the Accord for 2010 with new features on certain models.

These include an expanded application of Bluetooth HandsFreeLink to vehicles equipped with leather trim (previously exclusive to...