Volvo still top on safety

[Dibble]

Originally Posted by Clan

That has been the case for many years , those beams behind the rear bumper are boron steel for the last 13 years and also used in critical places in the bodyshell , You just cannot drill Boron steel, it is so hard , equivalent to steel 5 or 6mm thick with 1/5 the weight . Volvo never boasted about it in Advertisments just carried on behind the scenes doing the best job in the industry as they always have of course..

This is a V60 if i'm not mistaken Red = Boron and there are various other less hard grades to allow a softer impact ,

Clan, got to thank you for your knowledge of Volvo. Always interesting to read what you have to say. Please continue.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by MtillingVolvo

I think its a shame that people don't consider this kind of thing more. The amount of times I hear "<insert manufacturer> has <insert factory option> as standard, why doesn't Volvo?" My usual response is that Volvo Spend more on Saftey Design/Systems than any other manufacturer (relative to their size) and so the fact that our car doesn't have <insert option> is possibly due to the fact they've spent the money on more Boron Steel or Crash testing.... usually does the trick, but you can see the customers thinking "yes, but I still want <insert option> as standard too"

A lot of the money Volvo invest into their cars wouldn't ever be seen unless the worst happened - but then it may save your life - Maybe that needs to be Volvos new strapline? - "Yes - Maybe we don't have <insert option> as standard, but we put extra Boron Steel into your car which may save your life - Which would you prefer?...."

if you look deeper into the catalogue volvo has more standard than just about everyone else ..

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Dibble

Clan, got to thank you for your knowledge of Volvo. Always interesting to read what you have to say. Please continue.

thanks , i don't often get compliments ! Merry Christmas 🎅

[soupytwister]

Originally Posted by Clan

if you look deeper into the catalogue volvo has more standard than just about everyone else ..

Would fully agree with that. Standard spec has most of what you need, and things like the fully graphical instrument binnacle is standard which I expect it is not on Audi/Merc/BMW? Ditto LED headlights and taillights - maybe Audi/BMW have caught up on this one now on latest models, but certainly weren't in the last few years.

The one I always laugh at on Audi's is the extra £ for animated indicators Really? Is that an aspirational feature?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by soupytwister

Would fully agree with that. Standard spec has most of what you need, and things like the fully graphical instrument binnacle is standard which I expect it is not on Audi/Merc/BMW? Ditto LED headlights and taillights - maybe Audi/BMW have caught up on this one now on latest models, but certainly weren't in the last few years.

The one I always laugh at on Audi's is the extra £ for animated indicators Really? Is that an aspirational feature?

I detest those they are so tacky like on a childs toy car , luckily it's just the Germans with them at the moment .

[soupytwister]

Originally Posted by Clan

I detest those they are so tacky like on a childs toy car , luckily it's just the Germans with them at the moment .

Exterior LED lights is starting to creep slowly over more of the car. The 911 now has a full strip across the back. Ditto Renault. Seems to be a bit of an LED competition across manufacturers. Can't be long until we have OLED over the whole body with fully customisable graphics - I expect someone has already done this!

[Clan]

Originally Posted by soupytwister

Exterior LED lights is starting to creep slowly over more of the car. The 911 now has a full strip across the back. Ditto Renault. Seems to be a bit of an LED competition across manufacturers. Can't be long until we have OLED over the whole body with fully customisable graphics - I expect someone has already done this!

VERY expensive when they fail and they do ... water is a killer ..

[VOLVOL0VER]

Originally Posted by soupytwister

Exterior LED lights is starting to creep slowly over more of the car. The 911 now has a full strip across the back. Ditto Renault. Seems to be a bit of an LED competition across manufacturers. Can't be long until we have OLED over the whole body with fully customisable graphics - I expect someone has already done this!

Oled screens on wheels with customisable graphics!

[gaby]

Originally Posted by Clan

if you look deeper into the catalogue volvo has more standard than just about everyone else ..

That's exactly why I feel that Volvo is (still) ahead of the competition.
EURONCAP evaluates the standard safety features, not just the available ones.
That's the reason the XC90 got 94% on safety assist in the EURONCAP test
while the new Q7 only got 72%.

[gaby]

Originally Posted by Clan

VERY expensive when they fail and they do ... water is a killer ..

Yes, everything can (and will at some point) fail.
Given the choice, I am not sure I would have opted for LED lights.