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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 15:32:20 GMT
From: r600nopsamejanews.com
Subject: Re: Saab Is Safest


Plus, the 9-5 attained the best crash test score ever recorded in testing by Euro NCAP, the leading safety organization in Europe. In article <RZhR2.21$PI4.45nopsam.rdc2.occa.home.com>, "Geoff" <jeffe_verdenopsam.hotmail.com> wrote: > According to a friend who's job it is to know these things -- as of last > year, there have been zero fatalities in Saab 9000's in the US. And despite > the US media's constant fawning over Volvos as the "safe choice" -- year > after year, the Swedish insurance institute reports Saab as the safer of the > two. > > r600nopsamejanews.com wrote in message <7ev063$g2q$1nopsam1.dejanews.com>... > >Here's a press release from HLDI that says based on actual accident records > >(not just lab crash tests) that the 900 3/5-door and Convertible are safest > >in their classes. better than Volvo, Audi, BMW, Lexus, Infiniti,Acura, > etc... > >Here's the release. > > > >Saab 900 tops American crash safety statistics > > > >According to a recently published study of road accidents in the United > >States, the Saab 900 is the safest car in its class. The study was carried > >out by the American Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) and shows that the > >1995 - 1997 models of the Saab 900 are 39 percent better than the average > >among "Midsize four-door cars", which puts them at the top of the total of > 29 > >cars that were evaluated in its class. > > > >The HLDI publishes every year a crash safety study based on personal injury > >claims arising from road accidents made on various insurance companies in > the > >USA. The latest report covers 1995 - 1997 models and reveals that > three-door > >and five-door Saab 900 cars have given rise to the lowest claims in the > class > >of "Midsize four-door cars". According to the HLDI ranking system, the Saab > >900 has an injury index of 63, which is 39 percent better than the average > >car in the class (index of 104). The Saab 900 is thus ahead of cars such as > >the Volvo 850 (index of 76), Toyota Camry (93) and Volkswagen Passat (107). > > > >The Saab 900 Convertible also tops the class of "Midsize sports models". > With > >an injury index of 56, it is 50 percent better than the 111 awarded to the > >average car. The Saab 9000 is also well to the fore in its class of > "Midsize > >luxury models". The Saab 9000 has an injury index of 64, compared to 83 for > >the average car. > > > >"A Saab is designed to protect the occupants in real-life road accidents, > and > >not merely to produce good results in individual crash tests. We regard > this > >year's HLDI study as yet another confirmation that we have chosen the right > >safety philosophy," says Christer Nilsson, who is a crash safety engineer > at > >Saab. > > > >Compared to the Saab 900 cars covered by the HLDI study, the crash safety > in > >today's Saab 9-3 has been refined further. The standard equipment on this > >model now also includes the Saab Active Head Restraint (SAHR), and enhanced > >side collision protection comprising head and thorax side airbags. > > > >-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- > >http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own > > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own

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