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The first of its kind, and to date the team has investigated and studied more than 20,000 crashes. The idea of collecting data from actual impacts was a revolutionary approach to safety research. More than 30 years ago, in 1970, Volvo formed the Volvo Accident Investigation Team. Of course, this is very encouraging, but we will, however, continue to workДЄlong our guiding principle when it comes to safety to continue to enhance overall occupant protection in real life accidents,' she concludes. 'We have communicated the new Volvo S40 as a very safe car, and this is now being confirmed by independent research. Skogsmo, head of the Safety Centre at Volvo Cars. Still they give you an indication of the safety level,' says Ingrid 'Crash tests and these kinds of surveys can only take one or few aspects of a vehicle's overall safety level into account. This is a trueДЄcknowledgment of Volvo's WHIPS (Whiplash Protection System) which has been a standard safety feature of all Volvo cars for years. The Volvo S40 is one of four cars considered to have the best seats from a protective point of view, based on analyses of the three crashes made with every seat type. Seats with regard to the risk for whiplash injuries in rear end impacts was evaluated. In this survey, the protective capability of car The Swedish National Road Administration and large insurance company Folksam have jointly issued the results from a thorough crash tests survey. The Volvo S40 performed extremely well in all three categories and received the 'Best Pick' in its class.Д«est protective seat against whiplash according to joint survey

The protective level of safety belts and airbags.

The ability of the structural design to withstand deformation of the passenger compartment.

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) in the United States tested the Volvo S40 in a frontal impact from a speed of 64 km/h (40 mph).

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The US traffic safety administration runs its 'New Car Assessment Program', NCAP, a side impact in which the results of the driver and the rear seat passenger on the impact side are evaluated.ДЄlso here, the Volvo S40 scored full marks, five stars for the front seat occupant and five stars for the rear seat occupant.

Currently, the topД®uro-NCAP score is a 'five stars' rating.ДЄ year ago the Volvo XC90 became the first SUV to be awarded five stars by Euro-NCAP, and now this has also been given to Volvo's new S40 compact sedan. Declared 'One of the Best' regarding whiplash protection by the Swedish National Road Administration and insurance company FolksamД®uro-NCAP crashes in frontal offset impact situations (64 km/h), side impact against another vehicle which is simulated (50 km/h) and a side impact against a pole (29 km/h).

Best Pick from the US-based IIHS frontal impact test.

Double 'five' rating in the US-NCAP side impact.

The S40 was recently evaluated by four independent crash tests (two European and two American) with the test results clearly confirming the Volvo S40 provides very efficient occupant protection

Volvo Car has confidently claimed the S40 sedan +ГіGГ©ВјGГ‡ВЈ despite its compact dimensions +ГіGГ©ВјGГ‡ВЈ provides a high level of occupant protection equal to or exceeding S40's many protective safety technologies and advanced engineering. The Euro-NCAP five-star rating is an independent validation of the Euro-NCAP today awarded Volvo's new S40 sedan with its highest rating for occupant protection.