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Press: Saab Tops 4-Door Mid-Size in HLDI Study
Posted by The Saab Network (more from The Saab Network) on Sat, 20 Nov 1999 16:09:31
Saab 900 has best score in its class for relative frequency of injury
insurance claims
Norcross, Ga.- Saab's real-life safety philosophy puts priority on systems
and structures designed to protect Saab occupants during a real-world
collision. Although Saab conducts over 40 laboratory crash testsÑincluding
simulated animal collisions and truck-to-car side impactsÑit is real-life
collisions and their infinite variables that drive Saab safety engineers
and their work. That is why Saab is gratified by the latest reports from
the U.S. Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI).
According to the recently published HLDI report, the Saab 900 had the best
score of any car in its class as it scored lowest among all 4-door mid-size
cars for the relative frequency of injury insurance claims. HLDI publishes
the results of its study once a year in a publication entitled Injury,
Collision and Theft Losses, and this is the fourth year in a row that the
Saab 900 was found to have the lowest injury claim frequency rate in its
class.
HLDI characterizes an injury score below 70 as 'substantially better than
average.' Only two vehicles out of 30 evaluated in the 4-door midsize car
category were in this range. The Saab 900 was one of them, scoring 39
percent better than the average 4-door mid-size car included in the report.
The Saab 900 Convertible also topped the 'midsize sports cars' category
with the lowest relative injury claim frequency score of 58.
The Saab 9-3 model, which replaced the Saab 900 in the U.S. market in May,
1998, builds on the occupant protection systems and structures of its
predecessor by adding such features as the Saab Active Head Restraint
(SAHR) system, second-generation driver and passenger front airbags,
dual-stage head and torso protecting side-impact airbags and a side impact
force-deflecting pendulum 'B' pillar system.
A vehicle's safety performance is the product of many factors, including
driver and occupant behavior, personal judgment and other variables. The
design of the car also influences its real-life safety integrity. The 1999
HLDI data again supports that when it comes to injury insurance claim
rates, Saab and Saab drivers perform well together in the real world.
A table showing the loss value for all car models in this class can
be found on The Saab Network web site:
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/press/
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