Volvos crashtest laboratory now 10 years new

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[fimg=left][/fimg]Wayne Gerdes [url=cleanmpg.com]CleanMPG[/url] May 8, 2010

At Volvo, the ability to replicate road accidents contributes to worldclass crash safety.

Volvo's crashtest laboratory in Torslanda turns 10 this year and the almost 3,000 fullscale tests that have been carried out during the hightech facility's first decade have helped give Volvo owners some of the safest cars.

"We can replicate most of the incident and accident scenarios that take place out on the roads. By analyzing these and then testing new safety technology in the crashtest laboratory, we can improve the safety level in our cars so that they become even safer in reallife traffic conditions," says Thomas Broberg, Senior Safety Advisor at Volvo.

When the new safety center was inaugurated by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf in early 2000, it was one of the most advanced in the car industry a position it has retained over the years thanks to the continuous implementation of new equipment and new test methods.

The latest technology infusion is in the form of a set of digital highspeed cameras that can take 200,000 frames per second.