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Saab 9-3 Comes Out on Top!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by Ian Glenday [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Saab 9-3 receives Insurance Institute for Highway Safety top pick safety award for 2006 Cars and Minivans. It was on NBC's Dateline program as well. Saab/GM need to get this info into new ads ASAP!!!!
The 9-3 got the highest level Gold Award. Here is what the IIHS says about the awards:
Criteria to win gold and silver awards: Top Safety Pick winners reflect an elite fraction of the car market. Winners of the gold award have earned good ratings in the Institute's frontal offset and side impact crash tests, and their seat/head restraints are rated good for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts. Silver awards go to vehicles with good performance in the front and side crash tests plus acceptable seat/head restraint ratings. Awards are by car size class because vehicle size and weight influence occupant protection in serious crashes. Larger, heavier cars generally afford more protection than smaller, lighter ones. Top Safety Picks indicate the best choices for safety within each size class, but they don't mean a small car that's an award winner affords better protection than a larger car that didn't win a Top Safety Pick.
Ian
_______________________________________ Ian 1959 93b 1967 96V4 1968 99 1974 99L 1988 900S 1988 900 1994 900S 1996 900S 1999 9-5SE, 2.3lpt 1995 9000 CSE 2006 9-3SC, 2.0T
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