I just came across this and thought it would be a good follow up to the recent posts regarding safest cars. The article pertains to new cars and does not address the beloved 200 series. Here is the preface to the article:

"Drawing from research conducted by Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, as well as from interviews with auto safety experts such as Kelley Blue Book's executive editorial director Jack Nerad, ABCNews.com has compiled its own roundup of the safest car choices for drivers of all stripes.

Sparing No Expense: Volvo S80

If increasing the odds of surviving a head-on collision -- the most common type of fatal traffic accident -- is a car buyer's paramount concern, then basic laws of physics trump fancy safety features. In other words, size matters..."

"So focusing on sedans, sparing no expense and taking into consideration its storied history as a leader in safety innovation, Volvo races to mind when evaluating safe cars, most experts agree. The Volvo S80 ranked among the four safest "large" cars that were collision-tested by the Insurance Institute. Nerad, who has been writing about auto safety for more than a decade, conceded that as his younger children now approach driving age he has been giving this issue a lot of extra thought lately. He is leaning toward Volvo."


The link to the article is:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/safest-cars-volvo-subaru-honda-ford/story?id=9729865&page=2
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1988 245A. Past: 1979 245A; 1987 244 M47; 1971 164E