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Active head restraints...
Anybody know if the new IS has them? - I don't see it in the specs. Seems like a glaring oversight in a new production car - especially since IIHS crash results include them as part of their testing. Not a HUGE deal, but always nice to know the old noodle is protected. 
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Originally Posted by pmonag
Anybody know if the new IS has them? - I don't see it in the specs. Seems like a glaring oversight in a new production car - especially since IIHS crash results include them as part of their testing. Not a HUGE deal, but always nice to know the old noodle is protected.
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Originally Posted by jlin101
that's is not the "active" head restraints he was referring to (head rests that move forward in a rear impact). This is the first time I see Lexus mention WIL--Volvo has been using a similar system. The IS has 2 front knee air bags that not even Volvo has.
it bothers me that lex doesn't offer active head restraints. audi, mb, bmw and some others have it, why doesnt lex offer this shlt?
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Originally Posted by SIRI
you are correct, i just skimmed it.
it bothers me that lex doesn't offer active head restraints. audi, mb, bmw and some others have it, why doesnt lex offer this shlt?
it bothers me that lex doesn't offer active head restraints. audi, mb, bmw and some others have it, why doesnt lex offer this shlt?
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Well, "active" doesn't necessarily mean more effective, just sounds fancier. Volvo, known for safety more than anything else, also chose to use whiplash prevention system, so all is not lost.
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Originally Posted by SIRI
that's true but, when even kia offers it and lexus doesn't... just doesnt sit well with me. anyway, you cant have it all.
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I think a few of you missed the point with Volvo. They have the WHIPS system because they found in their research it was important to protect the WHOLE spine - not just the neck. This system debuted in 1998 on the '99 S80 and set IIHS' benchmark standard for rear-impact injury scores. Saab's system does second best as I recall but even now nearly 8 years later Volo's WHIPS is unsurpassed I believe. WHIP was a joint AutoLiv/Volvo development and was also implemented in the Merc S class as I recall.
Originally Posted by jlin101
It doesn't matter if Kia has it--Korean cars offer longer warrnties than Lexus; German cars have free maintenance--still does not make a better car. If Volvo, the biggest fanatic of auto safety, doesn't have activer head rests, what does that say about its effectiveness. For all we know, WIL/WHIPS may be a superior system; few other makers have it because it's more sophisticated and expensive.
Originally Posted by Rockville
on the IS250/350. On the GS the driver's headrest will raise automatically when the seat is moved backwards but then you must manually reset it if need to put it back.
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