5-Series takes a beating in side crash tests?

Not a good news for the bimmmmer. :)

Sport, go ahead to study IIHS rear end "crash" test and search all the German models to see how many of them get good ratings.

this was posted earlier today

If I were worrried about getting killed in a side impact, I'd be driving an H1 Hummer. I'm more worried about BMW cars that come out of the factory without a proper protective side strip that prevents lo-lifes from dinging my doors in parking lots.

Anybody ever wonder how Fiat, Le Car, Skoda or Peugeot fair in an accident? Just a question. This thread bores me.

Wow...the first time a Kia ever beat a Bimmer. My question is what does the Hyundai score????
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Its strange that I submit the same article 8 hours earlier and it does not get posted.

It's all in the presentation.........

holy ****.

WORST CASE SCENARIO-

A Lexus ES350 with, airbag issues and all season mat unintended accelerates and T-bone a 535i.

Be gentle

You just don't want to wreck a 5 series. There is a very good reason why the 5 series is only a couple of hundred pounds heavier than the much smaller 3 series and that is the extensive use of aluminum in its body. The front end is mostly aluminum and while aluminum is light, it folds like a sheet of paper in a serious collision. A front-end fender bender in a 5 series will be a 5000 dollar affair, guaranteed, now ask me how I know.......

Stone

Aluminum is stronger than steel if constructed properly. Audi A8 and R8, as well as Jaguar XJ and XK, are all safer than they would be made out of steel.

The Acura RL like most Honda products is mostly aluminum but you don't see the RL rating poorly. This is old news just like the MDX and the RDX was safest SUV's on the road. Honda takes pride in safety BMW has obviously refocused it's goals to something else which I'm yet to figure out because they havn't introduced nothing new to the industry in a while.

Body shops hate working with aluminum too. Alot of shops won't touch an Audi or Jag.

a minor rear collision in a 3 series almost superficial will typically cost over $5k as well. now ask me how i know...

let me guess..........

Doesn't the 5-Series get good ratings in European tests? I'd like to know the difference between the Euro crash norms and the IHS. Or maybe it's because they don't have big and overweight SUV's in Europe! LOL

But if you're really driving it, wouldn't you assume that at some point in time you'd get in an accident. I mean, the ultimate driving machine should have the proper safety systems to support their high performance capabilities, right? These cars are meant to be driven hard and fast in Europe and yet allow their drivers to walk away virtually unscathed in most instances.

Here's the euro NCAP rating for the 5-series: http://www.euroncap.com/tests/bmw_5_series_2004/208.aspx

That's the 2004 model I don't think the 2007 has been tested yet.

Some stupid Jap fanboy posted this to make BMW look bad. BMW and Benz make the safest autombles in the world. Jap cars kill yu and your kids in accidents.

Korean cars must be completely different then? And how did Benz lose out against a Korean car? Maybe it's that whole magical pacific realm thing....

I said this before, even thought the body of the car isnt safe, it has many systems to avoid accidents from the 1st place.

M53R...

i dont think anyone has a system for a driver running a red light and smashing into the side of your car...and glad to see this test actually shows the fault of a driver driving into traffic or another breaking the light. BMW needs to go back to the drawing board on this aspect.

and on the excuses -- sorry, but they failed...STOP with the excuses, it just makes your responses have no merit!

Im not giving an excuse, but they do have many systems to prevent crashes taking place. Im also with you, they need to go back to the drawing board.