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Volvo has the reputation for luxury, style, and environment friendly vehicles.
Since its establishment in Sweden in 1927, the company which literally means "I
roll" committed themselves to create excellent vehicles that can stand for a long
time. A part from this commitment is to serve every costumer with safe and reliable
cars. Since 1950s, Volvo cars managed to use laminated glass in the PV model as
an initial step towards their goal. The PV series was among the first to have
the "safe body" or what is now called a unibody. Volvo also invented the body
panel that incorporated the 'safety cage' and 'crumple zone' concept. This protected
the passengers during high speed and strong impact in a durable and encircling
frame.
The principle of these concepts is for the body panel to absorb the energy of
the crash by distributing the amount of impact to the hood of the vehicle while
increasing the amount of time it takes the car to come to a complete stop in comparison
to object the car hits. For instance, when the vehicle is traveling, say 55 mph,
and as the law of inertia suggest, your body is also moving at the same rate.
When the vehicle hits a solid object and comes to a full stop immediately, the
body will continue to move. For a Volvo vehicle, the front will act like an accordion
and the full impact will be absorbed by the vehicle. The amount of impact will
diminish and the passenger will be safe that could mean a life saved.
With these concepts, Volvo became very popular. Today, Volvo included Side Impact
Protection System (SIPS), Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS) and other safety
features guaranteed to protect every Volvo passengers.
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