Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 04:28:49 -0800 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: 9-5 beats A6,E-Class,5-Series,S80,300M
Russell D. Ollie, Sr. wrote: > > I seriously doubt that Volvo's active head restraint system, WHIPS, is > inferior to anything that's been tested to date. The Insurance Institute > for Highway Safety just conducted several test on the WHIPS system and found > it does a much better job than anything they've ever tested. I don't think > they've tested Saabs AHR system yet. Follow this link for details: > > http://www.iihs.org/press/pr120898.htm > I don't doubt that it is inferior. Which is probably why I said it in the first place. As you said, the IHS hasn't yet tested SAHR, so neither you nor they can claim any comparison between WHIPS and SAHR. But, I will put *money* on the fact that when they get around to testing it, SAHR will outperform WHIPS. -Justin