Insurance institute for highway safety acknowledges volvo s80 as “top safety pick”

Insurance institute for highway safety acknowledges volvo s80 as “top safety pick”

Volvo’s signature Scandinavian Luxury sedan has earned IIHS’s top honors for vehicle safety in front, side, and rear impact crash protection. Paired with Acura RL and Kia Amanti, Volvo’s S80 was one of the best performers. IIHS’s announced that “The S80 also earns the Institute’s 2007 TOP SAFETY PICK award for superior overall crash protections.”

“Volvo safety has been over 80 years in the making. Our cars are born from a culture that believes in protecting those in and around everything we make,” states Anne Belec, President and CEO, Volvo Cars of North America. “Safety is a matter of cultural pride. Safety is not added on; it comes with the first kernel of thought when designing a new Volvo.”

Volvo’s holistic, ‘Circle of Development’ approach to safety starts from real world accident research, moving through to engineering, testing, manufacturing and coming back to real world accident research. Volvo safety is about Protective and Preventive safety – to help people during one of their worst life experiences: an automobile accident.

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