2018 Subaru Outback
Our last Subaru on the safest cars list is the 2018 Outback, but only those built after September. The fun-to-drive wagon has AWD as standard equipment, but that doesn’t really factor in at all.
Like all our other Subaru models, the Outback needs to be equipped with the optional EyeSight package to qualify. Surprisingly, that includes more than one trim! The 2.5i Limited trim with EyeSight Driver Assist package, 2.5i Touring trim 3.6R Limited trim equipped with EyeSight, and the 3.6R Touring trim all have what it takes.
2018 Toyota Camry
I know I expected more Toyota models on the safest cars list, but the Camry is the only one… plus a Lexus. The 2018 Toyota Camry slides into the IIH Top Safety Pick Plus list easily though, very well equipped on all trim levels, or at least it seems.
The only criteria the Camry must meet above its standard equipment is in the headlight category. The only trim level good enough is the XLE Hybrid trim with curve-adaptive, auto high-beam LED headlights.
2018 BMW 5 Series
As a luxury carmaker, you’d expect the top safety to come standard. Surprisingly, it doesn’t. The BMW 5 Series makes its way onto the safest cars list only if it’s equipped with a few key items.
The 2018 BMW 5 Series must have Frontal Collision Warning with Extended Collision Mitigation and the Driver Assistance Plus II package. As well, curve-adaptive LED headlights with high-beam assist must be equipped, but most – if not all — the trims have that option.
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