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If Volvos are supposed to be the safest cars, why are they often not given top performance marks by the IIHS? I get that Volvo’s whole image is their safety, b
by testfrequency 3y ago
If Volvos are supposed to be the safest cars, why are they often not given top performance marks by the IIHS?
I get that Volvo’s whole image is their safety, but real world data does not back that up entirely
- digdugdirk 3y agoI would be interested to see actual "real world" data vs "standard crash test" data. It's much easier to design something for excellent performance on a small subset of rigorously defined tests, vs designing for any/every possible outcome.
- nickvanw 3y agoThey do generally receive favorable marks by the IIHS: https://jalopnik.com/volvo-is-the-first-carmaker-to-receive-the-highest-iihs-1846801481 https://jalopnik.com/volvo-is-the-first-carmaker-to-receive-.... Even updated tests (released post-launch of the car) tend to treat them pretty favorably: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/most-small-suvs-fail-insurance-industrys-revamped-frontal-crash-tests/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/most-small-suvs-fail-insurance-... I think of the IIHS as a sort of benchmarking organization - not representative of the real world like any microbenchmark, but also correlated with production performance on some level. They seem to do quite well in their microbenchmarks.