Shocking compared to the old 99/900's, Saab take some advice, Leave GM play with their own Vauxhall floorpans for christ sake! Well thats me put off buying a modern one then! And Ive "liked" Saabs for 30yrs!
@KLX1410 They Are this model 900 is the ONLY! saab that recieved a bad saftey rating the older 900's/9000's did well, and the Newer 9-5's and 9-3's did very well also, 5stars and best pick's from IIHS.
The rear of this 900 is completely different from the 9-3 introduced in 1998. Also, I think the 900 received 1.5 stars while the 9-3 received 4 stars. The cars look similar but the 9-3 is well ahead in safety as well as other areas compared to the 900.
@dariusmidi Sorry, chuckles. It's a "New Generation" 900. I can tell from the shape of the front bumper, no CHMSL on the top of the rear window, and the shape of the front head restraints.
The NG900 came out (in North America) for the 1994 model year; the 9-3 appeared in 1999, but was just a mildly refreshened NG900.
The current 9-3 came to North America for the 2003 model year.
This is a 1994 model. The develoment of this car dates back to the early 90's. This EuroNcap crash test is performed with actual safety standards which are not the same than back in the 90's. So it was perceived as a safe care in 1994, just because the crash test and safety requirements were different! So, you must consider that before rating and judging a car.
Check other manufacturers crash tests for cars built at the same period. Pretty much the same result.
The 900 actually isn't that safe a car. The A pillar bends too much and door crumples. I'm not sure how safe the car was for it's time though, thats another story, could someone let me know. The 9000 was a lot safer and it was from similar times.
fuckin pathetic
pe6obutilkata 1 week ago
Owww fuck and i bought an Saab 900 why didnt i take the Mercedes :D
hklaupfsa 4 months ago
Shocking compared to the old 99/900's, Saab take some advice, Leave GM play with their own Vauxhall floorpans for christ sake! Well thats me put off buying a modern one then! And Ive "liked" Saabs for 30yrs!
one2nd1 5 months ago
sucks to be the dummy
newandused1998 7 months ago
not good
lawtowngirl85 9 months ago
This one is very unSaab (bad Euro Ncap ratings), but that isn't very strange considering it's built on an Opel...
Matthiebak 1 year ago
@swedishiron ohh shot up Saab is better! volvo sucks!
tjalfedaugaard 1 year ago
i thought saabs are sofe
KLX1410 1 year ago
@KLX1410 They Are this model 900 is the ONLY! saab that recieved a bad saftey rating the older 900's/9000's did well, and the Newer 9-5's and 9-3's did very well also, 5stars and best pick's from IIHS.
Carfreak1177 1 year ago
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dariusmidi 1 year ago
@dariusmidi : What makes you think that?
Ungersk 1 year ago
@dariusmidi It can be a 900 SE wich looks exactly the same as a early 9-3.
saernikke 1 year ago
The rear of this 900 is completely different from the 9-3 introduced in 1998. Also, I think the 900 received 1.5 stars while the 9-3 received 4 stars. The cars look similar but the 9-3 is well ahead in safety as well as other areas compared to the 900.
kewlfinn 11 months ago
@kewlfinn i think it was 2.5 stats. What year was this again?
tom201090 8 months ago
The last generation 900 of the video was produced 1993-1998. The first generation 9-3 until 2002.
kewlfinn 8 months ago
@kewlfinn Thank god for that the 9-3 is better,i had a lot of 99s and the old 900,but this film really schoks me.
Today i got an 9-3 2002.hope youre right when you say its much better than this one
dummefjols 5 months ago
@dariusmidi Sorry, chuckles. It's a "New Generation" 900. I can tell from the shape of the front bumper, no CHMSL on the top of the rear window, and the shape of the front head restraints.
The NG900 came out (in North America) for the 1994 model year; the 9-3 appeared in 1999, but was just a mildly refreshened NG900.
The current 9-3 came to North America for the 2003 model year.
744boy 1 year ago
@dariusmidi
No. Look at the front bumper. Its the 900
BlauMes 1 year ago
Oh GM :(
Travellinghobo2 2 years ago 2
This crash test looks normal for early '90 nothing surprising, or schocking.
raphael2000 2 years ago 9
@raphael2000 it's from 1994, that's mid 90's :P
stonee206 2 months ago
This is a 1994 model. The develoment of this car dates back to the early 90's. This EuroNcap crash test is performed with actual safety standards which are not the same than back in the 90's. So it was perceived as a safe care in 1994, just because the crash test and safety requirements were different! So, you must consider that before rating and judging a car.
Check other manufacturers crash tests for cars built at the same period. Pretty much the same result.
Nothing shocking.
eoidmi 3 weeks ago
Why don't it look safe? it did what it was ment to do.
You don't want the car too rigid, all the energy would be transfered to the occupants.
Hohlederschatten 2 years ago
The 900 actually isn't that safe a car. The A pillar bends too much and door crumples. I'm not sure how safe the car was for it's time though, thats another story, could someone let me know. The 9000 was a lot safer and it was from similar times.
vissi87 2 years ago
I have crashtest from both cars. The test-results at 55km/h saab 900/9000:
A pillar moves back 10/22 cm,
steering wheel back 7/14 cm,
break-pedal back 10/20 cm.
So the Saab 900 is better than the 9000.
You can imagine how the saab 9000 looks like at the 64 km/h crash test....
rlammer 2 years ago
thats what people dont get these things crumple like a can in an accident but they protect the occupant well
FantomLightning 2 years ago
why does people say, that saab is a safe car? o0
it doesn't look that this saab is very safe...O_O
raffisagtblub 3 years ago
And it's when GM took over Saab. The older version of the 900 was better.
eldavinci 2 years ago
wow .... and I drive one of those
babyphil 3 years ago 2
its like an egg shell
mybnz190 3 years ago 2
How to give saab a slow lingering death by using castoff 80's GM platforms...
I'll Stick to my real saab, safer than an ovlov...
kimosaaaabe 3 years ago
80's cavalier in a saab suit....Not a proper SAAB
kimosaaaabe 3 years ago 2