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Poor S60 Crash Test Score???? S60

posted by  tim smith on  Tue Jun 11 16:16 CST 2002
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I really don't see what's wrong with the crash test score. The predicted stress on the legs/feet is a little lackluster, but it performed well other than that. I agree with Phil that it's better to look at real-life performance as opposed to IIHS crash tests. The tests do have some validity in overall evaluation of the car's crashworthiness, but there's no accounting for the HUGE number of variables that influences the performance of a specific car in a specific crash.

As an example, there was a crash near where I live several months ago. A man in an S80 was driving along the highway and hit a tractor trailer that was parked on the shoulder. There was quite a bit of damage done to the car as it flipped violently, ending up on its roof. Unfortunately, the driver died. But the S80 has been scoring extremely well in crash tests. It's not pleasant, but it's something to think about. I wish I had a counter example, but I don't know what exactly would constitute such a thing.

Tim
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Tim Smith '85 745GLE M46 w/86k






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