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Press: 9-3 Sport Sedan Named Best Pick
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In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan Named 'Best Pick' in IIHS Crash Test

Norcross, GA - Saab's 'Real-Life Safety' philosophy helped earn the 2003 Saab
9 3 Sport Sedan a 'Best Pick' designation from the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety. In the most recent series of 40-mph frontal offset crash
tests, IIHS tested seven new or redesigned vehicles, including the 2003 Saab
9-3 Sport Sedan. The Saab was one of five vehicles that earned the
Institute's 'Best Pick' honor in this round of testing. The crashworthiness
test evaluates vehicles on three primary elements:

* Ability of the structural cage to protect the occupant compartment
* Risk of occupant injury
* How well occupant movement is controlled by the vehicle's restraint system

The Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan received the highest possible rating of 'good' in
all three categories.

'We are pleased with the findings of the most recent IIHS test,' said Debra
Kelly-Ennis, President of Saab Cars USA, Inc. 'In this test, the car's
various safety systems performed exactly as designed, and the occupant
compartment maintained its integrity to help reduce the risk of injury.'

Among the Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan's standard safety features are adaptive,
dual-stage front airbags, side-impact airbags engineered into the front
seats, seat belts featuring crash pre-tensioners and load limiters, and
Saab's 'second generation' Saab Active Head Restraint (SAHR 2). In the event
of a rear-end collision, the SAHR system is designed to limit the head
movement of the occupant during the impact, helping to reduce the risk of
whiplash injuries.

In addition to the seat-mounted side-impact airbags, the Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan
also features side-curtain airbags that deploy from the ceiling, offering
protection to front and rear occupants. The side-curtain airbags are
activated in side impacts and also in severe frontal impacts, when stage 2
activation of the front airbags is deployed. The side-curtain airbags remain
inflated for up to three seconds in order to help prevent a passenger's head
from striking the side windows, roof pillars or exterior objects during the
course of an impact sequence. This added protection is especially effective
during an offset frontal crash, as the IIHS test duplicates, when the vehicle
rotates after the collision.

Saab's 9-5 model has also been highly rated by IIHS. The 2002 Saab 9-5 sedan
earned a 'Best Pick' honor following an IIHS offset front crash test in 2002.
The 9-5 earned a top 'good' rating for each of the Institute's criteria in
the crash test.
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