Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site rduxb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!rduxb!smh From: smh@rduxb.UUCP (henning) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Volvo's saftey -- Hard data Message-ID: <644@rduxb.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 23:02:42 EDT Article-I.D.: rduxb.644 Posted: Wed Aug 21 23:02:42 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 14:30:28 EDT References: <19@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Reading, PA Lines: 59 > You may not believe that volvo's are the safest cars in the world > there are a couple other models that are just as safe probably,(foreign) **** **** From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA rduxb!smh According to 8-19-85 USA Today, the auto insurance industry released data on the personal injury rates for 1982-1984 cars sold in the US based on the number of insurance claims. A rating of 100 is average. The 10 lowest ratings, i.e. safest cars are: 54 Olds Custom Cruiser Wagon, large car 56 Volvo 245 Wagon, midsize car 57 Mercedes 380SL Coupe*, small car 59 Buick Electra Wagon, large car 59 Oldsmobile Delta 88 4 door, large r 60 Mercedes 300SD/380SE*, large car 62 Buick LeSabre 4 door, large car 62 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 4 door, large car 63 Dodge Caravan Van, large car 63 Chevrolet Corvette*, small car The 10 highest ratings, i.e. most injury prone car are: 158 Nissan Pulsar 2 door, small car 156 Plymouth Colt 4 door, small car 155 Pontiac 1000 2 door, small car 155 Mitsubishi Tredia 4 door, small car 154 Chevorlet Chevette 2 door, small car 151 Mitsubishi Cordia 2 door, small car 149 Dodge Colt 2 door, small car 148 Plymouth Colt 2 door, small car 148 Toyota Starlete 2 door, small car 145 Nissan Sentra 4 door, small car The median ratings for classes of cars are: Small cars 125 (57 - 158) Midsize cars 95 (56 - 127) Large cars 70 (54 - 101) 4 door cars 95 (59 - 156) 2 door cars 110 (65 - 158) Wagons & vans 95 (54 - 108) Specialty cars* 80 (57 - 127) Japanese cars (89 - 158) European cars (56 - 104) American cars (54 - 155) Exceptions in their class: Plymouth Grand Fury, 20 points worse than any other 4 door large car Saab 900, 32 points better than any other 2 door small car Overall safest class is: Midsize European Wagons & Vans 56