Can that “New Car smell” kill you?

The Ecology Center, an environmental research and advocacy group, has released its annual study on automotive toxic materials.   They tested more than 200 model year 2011 and 2012 cars and found that long-term exposure to the chemicals in “New Car Smell” have been linked to major health problems including allergies, birth defects and cancer.  On the bright side, they also find more automakers are switching to safer materials.  Read the full report to find where your car ranks, but the 2012 Honda Civic was rated the least toxic while the 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport was rated the worst.