Agreed, though a saab 9000 is a far cry from the old X frame bel air. There's a serious amount of crash protection. The concept of crumple zones is alive and well in the car, we've just been refining it
"NORCROSS, Ga., Oct. 4 -- The real-world success of Saab's
safety engineering heritage is once again underscored by the latest
reports from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the
Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI). According to the IIHS rating
system, the Saab 9000 had the lowest driver fatality rate among 153
1990-1994 passenger cars, wagons, trucks and sport utility
vehicles. As listed in the Insurance Institute's September, 1996
report, the Saab 9000 scored the lowest driver fatality average --
better than such safety stalwarts as Volvo. Saab's average score of 25
was well below scores posted by every competitor, including the Volvo
940/960 (45) and the BMW 5-series (52). (A score of 100 indicates 2
fatalities per 10,000 registered vehicle years.) Data on the
current-generation Saab 900, which debuted for the 1994 model year,
was not yet available.
"
"NORCROSS, Ga., Oct. 4 -- The real-world success of Saab's safety engineering heritage is once again underscored by the latest reports from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI). According to the IIHS rating system, the Saab 9000 had the lowest driver fatality rate among 153 1990-1994 passenger cars, wagons, trucks and sport utility vehicles. As listed in the Insurance Institute's September, 1996 report, the Saab 9000 scored the lowest driver fatality average -- better than such safety stalwarts as Volvo. Saab's average score of 25 was well below scores posted by every competitor, including the Volvo 940/960 (45) and the BMW 5-series (52). (A score of 100 indicates 2 fatalities per 10,000 registered vehicle years.) Data on the current-generation Saab 900, which debuted for the 1994 model year, was not yet available. "