@Pancirr Lower Cross Member is a safety feature on Volvo's XC60 and XC90, as they have higher clearance, in a crash the crumple of XC60 and XC90 may not hit the crumple zones of other smaller cars, this lower cross member designs to strike smaller cars' crumple zone, in order to keep motorists in the smaller car safer.
@Pancirr The lower cross member prevents the XC90 from overriding the smaller car. In other words, the bigger car hits the stronger part of the smaller car, not the vulnerable part.
It means the cross member collided with sedan’s cross member. It’s more of a saftey feature for the people in the sedans. The US gov eventually regulated everyone to have a lower cross member.
Saab were a lot more progressive when it comes to safety than Volvo. Although Volvo were first with the three-point belt, Saab were first with the two-point (shoulder) belt, which became a free(!) option from 1956 on, and standard on the GT750 model (the first car ever to have seat belts as standard). And btw, three-point seat belts were standard equipment in the back seat of the Saab 99 from 1970, a couple of years before Volvo bothered to equip the back seats with three-point belts. Saab actually invented a side-impact protection system as early as 1972 for the 99. At that time, neither Volvo nor anyone else cared about safety in case of side impact. It was not patented though, because unlike Volvo (who patented the three-point belt and refused other carmakers to use them for several years), Saab actually hoped that others would follow and make safer cars as well. In 1997, Saab invented the Saab Active Head Restraints (SAHR), which reduced the risk of whiplash by 50% in rear-end collisions. Volvo introduced a similiar system a year later, but Saab were first with this - again! I highly doubt that Volvo will prioritize safety in the future. The only reason why Volvo cared about safety was that there was another Swedish carmaker who was always a step ahead of them. Now that Saab is gone, they have no reason to do so, because no other car will be safer in the future anyway.
First, other car makers can freely use 3point seatbelt. Second, Volvo has side impact protection years before sips, just sips is more effective and better overall. Third, Volvo has AntiWhisplash head restraints years before WHISP, just take a look at seats ..., but yea it was not active. Volvo tested so much other crashes as small overlap for example years before everyone even think about it. I dont understand why you people, who all the time telling everyone, how saab is good and best at everything, why you just dont study it all overall ? Yes saab was very good and was on top of safety development, but not best on every hand. And saab is gone and volvo still developing new structures new safety equipment and is still is on top. Only really bad time was when ford own volvo, but for now chinesse money are fine and volvo is back on top.
@Pancirr Lower Cross Member is a safety feature on Volvo's XC60 and XC90, as they have higher clearance, in a crash the crumple of XC60 and XC90 may not hit the crumple zones of other smaller cars, this lower cross member designs to strike smaller cars' crumple zone, in order to keep motorists in the smaller car safer.
@Pancirr The lower cross member prevents the XC90 from overriding the smaller car. In other words, the bigger car hits the stronger part of the smaller car, not the vulnerable part.
What is the name of volvo absorbing bumper in 1974
_Volvo VESC_
Whats the song?
Superb !)):
@Pancirr Come on, think it as an extended crumple zone.
What's the safety in 2002 lower cross member? 3:00
It means the cross member collided with sedan’s cross member. It’s more of a saftey feature for the people in the sedans. The US gov eventually regulated everyone to have a lower cross member.
The energy absorption bumpers weren’t a great look.
Saab were a lot more progressive when it comes to safety than Volvo. Although Volvo were first with the three-point belt, Saab were first with the two-point (shoulder) belt, which became a free(!) option from 1956 on, and standard on the GT750 model (the first car ever to have seat belts as standard). And btw, three-point seat belts were standard equipment in the back seat of the Saab 99 from 1970, a couple of years before Volvo bothered to equip the back seats with three-point belts. Saab actually invented a side-impact protection system as early as 1972 for the 99. At that time, neither Volvo nor anyone else cared about safety in case of side impact. It was not patented though, because unlike Volvo (who patented the three-point belt and refused other carmakers to use them for several years), Saab actually hoped that others would follow and make safer cars as well. In 1997, Saab invented the Saab Active Head Restraints (SAHR), which reduced the risk of whiplash by 50% in rear-end collisions. Volvo introduced a similiar system a year later, but Saab were first with this - again! I highly doubt that Volvo will prioritize safety in the future. The only reason why Volvo cared about safety was that there was another Swedish carmaker who was always a step ahead of them. Now that Saab is gone, they have no reason to do so, because no other car will be safer in the future anyway.
volvo did not patented the 3 point belt?
First, other car makers can freely use 3point seatbelt.
Second, Volvo has side impact protection years before sips, just sips is more effective and better overall.
Third, Volvo has AntiWhisplash head restraints years before WHISP, just take a look at seats ..., but yea it was not active.
Volvo tested so much other crashes as small overlap for example years before everyone even think about it. I dont understand why you people, who all the time telling everyone, how saab is good and best at everything, why you just dont study it all overall ?
Yes saab was very good and was on top of safety development, but not best on every hand.
And saab is gone and volvo still developing new structures new safety equipment and is still is on top. Only really bad time was when ford own volvo, but for now chinesse money are fine and volvo is back on top.
Well, maybe it's time for me to get a brand new Saab - oh wait- you can't.
It's funny that Volvo and SAAB was gonna combine in some point in the mid to late 70's , but for what ever reason they broke it off.
Your post sounds a little like sour grapes to me 😂
@samuelli117 So that means that the pearson with Volvo will die if is hit by andother car with from same class? Wow