BY BRAD ANDERSON | POSTED ONAPRIL
16, 2018
If this isn’t a selling point we don’t know what it.
The Volvo
XC90 is officially the safest car on sale in the UK with no drivers or
passengers killed in the mid-size luxury SUV since sales commenced 16 years
ago.
According to independent laboratory Thatcham Research,
the Volvo
XC90, which from 2015 is in its second generation, is the safety
vehicle it has ever tested, thanks in part to its automatic braking
system, The
Telegraph reports.
Since sales of the Swedish
SUV commenced in 2002 in the UK, more than 50,000 units have been
sold. Researchers assert that the XC90’s early adoption of hazard detection
technology, including autonomous
emergency braking, has helped it achieve a spotless safety record.
The first-gen XC90 was built from 2002 to 2014
Autonomous Emergency Braking systems are now standard on
many vehicles and Thatcham Research says that they are the most significant
safety development since the seat belt.
It’s really no surprise that Volvo has
taken the crown of producing the safest car in Britain as the automaker has
long been associated with safety. As a matter of fact, Volvo made the audacious
claim in 2008 that no one would be killed in any of its new vehicles after
2020. It has since recommitted to this goal on a number of occassions and
appears to be edging towards making it a reality.
Source: Carscoops.
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