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Re: IIHS still recommends Saab models for safety Posted by Snowmobile [Email]  (#686)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Snowmobile) on Tue, 22 Jul 2014 07:39:07
In Reply to: Re: IIHS still recommends Saab models for safety, andym, Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:02:00 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
iihs did not give the og9-5 a perfect rating in the SUV side impact because the head of a rear seat dummy touched the side of the rear c-pillar (relatively lightly iirc). afaik, this is the best result for a car without side curtain airbags, and it was the first car specifically designed to accommodate such an accident. Also, SAAB testing of the SUV/car mismatch predated IIHS testing of the same sort by about half a decade. Most other cars with side curtains pass this test but fail miserably without the side curtains. What happens if you get T-boned after your car turns off (eg if your ignition switch fails)? The folding B pillar of the SAAB is what makes the difference in that car and it doesn't care if the car is running or not.
Basically iihs goes on their data, but their data is somewhat incomplete, so it is a good start, but the best place to look is real world data, where, last I checked, SAABs still do significantly better than other makes in spite of the claims by many.
What is ironic here is that the article claims that there were only 3 choices under $5300 that were considered safe. One of those three is the SAAB 9-3, which in fact is the cheapest car in the survey at $4000! The og9-5 would easily be a 4th in that price range. Older Volvos (like V70 or S60) would also be a good cheap choice now.
When I look at the real world data, there is none for SAAB in the most recent data sets (not enough new SAABs on the road), but going back to 2003-2005... 9-5 was the safest midsize car luxury or otherwise, with a score of 58. Volvo V70 was the same. There were a handful of other larger cars and SUVs that were slightly better than 58. The 9-3 was pretty close at 69. Both the 9-5 and the 9-3 fell in the best category for injury (and theft, but not damage - the numbers I'm reporting are just injury though).
So, the real world data suggests that the 9-5 is probably actually safer than the 9-3... hmmm... maybe iihs is missing something in their recommendations?
I wouldn't think twice about putting my kids in an og9-5, and ahead of many vehicles on their list. I do agree that teens driving small cars (especially small powerful cars) is a recipe for trouble.
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