Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 10:29:02 +0100 From: Radek =?iso-8859-2?Q?Hul=E1n?= <totalnopsamnet.cz> Subject: Re: Saab 9-5 or Volvo S 80 ?
Samuel Mikkola wrote: > tell much about safety in real situations. Even the local insurance company > (which is part of a nationwide) stated that the Classic 900 is safer than > the 9000. That was the answer of an employee who has seen demolished cars > from the beginning of the 80's. Dunno then..I myself am happily driving a > 9000i :) This is interesting. BTW, Saab 900 scored only 2 (!!!) stars of 4 in NCAP test, while Saab 9-5 and Volvo S40 4 stars of 4. Volvo S70 received 3 stars while "it almost earned a fourth star for its great performance in side impact" due to SIPS. S80 cannot be worse than S40/S70, because it has just everything S40/70 has plus some additional safety features (WHIPS, IC, more rigid body, improved SIPS), and I am sure it will earn 4 stars as well. As for "real life safety", S80 should be better IMHO due to the active safety reasons mentioned above (traction, etc.). Reference: http://www.whatcar.co.uk/themag/indexmag.htm. Radek
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