5K Safety Ratings 1988 vs 1989

[ben swann]

I believe it is because of the PROCON 10 seatbelt pretensioning and
forced steering wheel collapse that was integrated into the car along
with the TORSON diff.  Pretty interesting system - simple but effective
use of cables - I had the chance to put my hands on when I stripped an
80 with Procon 10 system for parts.

Ben

[From: "Brett Goetz" <brett.goetz at rtp.ppdi.com>
To: quattro at audifans.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:59:54 -0400
Subject: 5K Safety Ratings 1988  vs 1989

I was looking at safety ratings for my car and was suprised that there
was such a difference in driver safety ratings from one year to the next
when it's still a type 44 body.  Is it a structural difference in the
way the frame was configured, or was it the air bag?  If it was the
airbag, can you retrofit one in a 5K that does not have one?]