It's a good point to bring up that Safety means different things today than when the 9000 was introduced. You still cannot argue the safety measures that were built into the car aside from the SRS system.

I bought my Aero shortly before my first child was born. Aside from the fact that is massaged my closet Saab fetish, my research led me to understand the lengths that Saab has gone for years to design safety into the car from day one as opposed to band aid solutions down the line. Any company that adds their own "moose impact" test to their list of safety standards is on the right track in my book.

Note: just test drove an Aero the other day from a long time Saaber. In conversation he said a few years ago that he was t-boned on the passenger side by a mid-80's Ford truck at about 45mph. He was able to open his door and get out of the car. The driver of the truck didn't survive the accident.


Wayyy off topic, but I've seen some test videos of the Volkswagen T3 Vanagon (80's). It's an amazing piece of safety. Absolutely destroys a Volvo 740 wagon in a head on collision. All without compromising the shallow driver area.

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• 9000 safety....not up to current level of safety?, danah, Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:43:41
  • Re: 9000 safety....not up to current level of safety?, tz, Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:54:45
  • Re: 9000 safety....not up to current level of safety?, PGAero , Tue, 1 Apr 2008 06:45:18
  • Re: 9000 safety....not up to current level of safety?, S-Works, Tue, 1 Apr 2008 04:57:32
  • Don't forget the Moose Impact test for the 9000, Diamond Dave, Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:15:41 <-- Viewing This Message
    • mid-July I will be heading for Le Mans in an AC Ace >, Bill Davies, Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:54:52
  • Has anyone seen vdo clip Volvo 940 vs. Renault Megane ?, Pat98, Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:33:06
    • Yeah, I'm with Pat98, PGAero , Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:47:37
    • They removed the engine from the 940, AdamB , Tue, 1 Apr 2008 08:40:57
      • No engine? Prove it., onewhippedpuppy, Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:00:02
        • No crumple zones? Seems you're the confused one, Marty, Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:59:29
          • Exaggeration, onewhippedpuppy, Wed, 2 Apr 2008 04:47:54
        • It's very clear in the clip I've seen, AdamB , Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:11:04
  • Re: 9000 safety....not up to current level of safety?, Still Saabnutt, Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:19:18
    • Stability is another factor >, Bill Davies, Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:03:04
  • Folksam report 2007 >, Bill Davies, Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:15:55
    • Re: Folksam report 2007 >, jdlincoln , Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:14:23
    • I forgot to add the link >, Bill Davies, Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:16:42
      • Great data, Bill. I've been wondering about this, Noel, Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:46:16

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