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Pedestrian test rating |
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Test Scores: Front 10(63%) Side 18(100%) Overall 28(82%)
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The S60
provides a structurally stable safety cage and is
particularly good at protecting its occupants in a side
impact, deploying airbags to protect their heads and
bodies. In the frontal impact, testers found scope for
improvements to reduce chest injuries. The fascia where
occupants’ knees might strike could also cause injuries.
Protection for children is well thought out, but that for
pedestrians needs more work. |
Impact
Protection
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| Driver
Front Impact |
Passenger
Front Impact |
Driver
Side Impact |
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Frontal
Impact
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| The
car’s safety cage protected its occupants effectively.
The seat belts were load limited and worked well. The
driver’s head was cushioned by the airbag and did not
strike the steering wheel. Because no passenger frontal
airbag is fitted as standard, the belt loading for the
passenger had to be higher than for the driver to prevent
the passenger’s head striking the fascia. But too little
protection left the drivers’ knees and thighs exposed to
the risk of injury. A three-point centre rear belt was
fitted and this provides more protection than a lap-only
belt can. |
Side
Impact
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| The
car was fitted with a side impact thorax airbag and a
head- protecting side airbag curtain. These worked well to
protect the driver. The curtain also acts to protect
passengers sat in the outer rear seats. |
Child
Restraint
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| The
restraints were Volvo branded and rear-facing, each
including a support between the back of the restraint and
the footwell. The label explaining how to fit them could
have been clearer, and instructions given for routing the
belt were misleading. What’s more, testers found that
they could remove the additional tether which, according
to safety regulations, should not be possible. However,
despite these criticisms, both of the restraints protected
their occupants effectively. |
Pedestrian
Protection
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| The
front of the S60 is very stiff and unforgiving in the
areas that might strike a pedestrian, prompting Euro NCAP
to warn Volvo that it needs to pay much more attention to
this area of its design. Protection offered in the zone
where a child’s head would most likely hit was
reasonable. |
Model
history and safety equipment
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S60 was launched in Europe during September 2000. Standard
equipment on the 2001 model includes driver airbag, side
airbags, head protection airbag (curtain), front belt
pre-tensioners and load limiters, rear belt load limiters,
whiplash protection system (WHIPS) and ABS. A front
passenger airbag is optional. |
| Make,
model and hand of drive |
Volvo
S60 LHD |
| Body
type |
4-door
saloon |
| Model
year |
2001 |
| Kerb
weight |
1425
kg |
| VIN
and date when rating applies |
applies
to all S60s |
| Cars
built on the same platform |
Volvo
S80, V70, V70 XC |
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