Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 15:02:19 -0500 From: "Russell D. Ollie, Sr." <russell.ollienopsams.com> Subject: Re: Volvo vs. Saab Safety
Johan, I think you misread the intention of this message. The S80's WHIPS system has been tested and was found to be vastly superior to anything ever tested before by IIHS. The S80 itself has not been crash tested by which I mean a test of the structural integrity of the entire car. For the WHIPS test, the IIHS developed a much more sophisticated dummy than has been used in crash testing in the past. However, I don't think IIHS has tested Saab's active head restraint system yet (nor do I think it will be found superior since it protects the neck and not the entire spine). For details follow this link: http://www.iihs.org/press/pr120898.htm Regarding the rear end of the S80, well let's face it - people who buy Volvos and Saabs aren't typically concerned about mainstream good looks :). -rdo Johan LAUWERS <lauwers.sablonnopsam.be> wrote in message news:779qkd$rf3$1nopsam3.Belgium.EU.net... >Wake up and smell the coffee. The idea behind the head restraint(being >moving opposite to the body i.e. the neck when it goes back) has been copied >by VOlvo. They just added the whole seat (the use is by the way questioned >by a lot of objective sources) in order to avoid copyright and patent laws. > >The Volvo has not been tested yet ? Maybe they are waiting untill Volvo >makes a decent rear end to the car because obviously they forgot to (or are >the few I saw those who got the carport on their rear ?). > >Second of all, in a belgian car magazine that cannot stand anything >concerning Saab was even written that the seats and especially from Saab is >one of the best there is. The seats of a BMW are worthless as those of a >Mercedes. An Infiniti I've never driven. > >Johan. > >cagenicknopsamail.com heeft geschreven in bericht ><778an2$ptc$1nopsam1.dejanews.com>... >>Get your facts straight, if you knew anything about how the Volvo WHIPS >>system works, you would know that it is completely different then the Saab >>SAHR system. The Volvo system protects the spine and the whole body unlike >>the Saab system. Volvo seats have always been judged to be the best on the >>market, better then Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, and Infiniti, those of which Saab >>can't even compete against. Many years of reading, testing, and insite and >>you would know this. The reason that the Saab has been chosen safest car >in >>it's category is because the Volvo S80 has not been tested yet. >> >>> Johan LAUWERS wrote in message <7779nb$83v$1nopsam3.Belgium.EU.net>... >>> >Volvo is not superior. First of all the Volvo active seat is a >shameless >>> >copy of the saab head restraint. Second of all the saab head restraint >is >>> >in most of the european tests better judged as the seat. >>> > >>> >Tell me why Saab 9-5 has been chosen the safest car in his category on a >>> the >>> >European crash-test a little while ago ? >>> > >>> >Johan? >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >>-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- >>http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own > >
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