http://www.lundsaab.com/safety.htm
This webpage contains some interesting information - why Saabs have the key in the centre console and other innovations.
Anyway, you might be specifically interested in the following from the page:
"...The American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) recently released their New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) crash test results for 2003. In this test, the Saab 9-5 Sedan received the highest possible rating, five stars, for the driver and front seat passenger in the frontal impact crash test. The NCAP reports crash test results in a range of one to five stars, with a five star rating for the top level of safety performance in the test..."