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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
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Posted: Wed Aug 21 23:02:42 1985
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>        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)

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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