WARNING:BMW 5 series Fails crash tests
08-16-2007, 12:22 PM
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WARNING:BMW 5 series Fails crash tests
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070816/...h_tests_sedans
What happened to all the fabulous engineering that we constantly get told about. Do they only wrk on motors and suspensions.
I've always lauded Volvo and MB for their safety first approaches on all of their cars.
Obviously there is a potential for major fatalities owning this Luxury sedan(5 series). SUV or something gets you at 31mph you are through.
What happened to all the fabulous engineering that we constantly get told about. Do they only wrk on motors and suspensions.
I've always lauded Volvo and MB for their safety first approaches on all of their cars.
Obviously there is a potential for major fatalities owning this Luxury sedan(5 series). SUV or something gets you at 31mph you are through.
08-16-2007, 01:42 PM
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The 2007 E350 did not do fare much better than the bmw in the end. Both cars are getting a bit old in the market so their crash protection will likely reduce with respect to the new offerings from other manufactures.
Although I would take the MB over the bmw if I had to get slammed into by a large truck!
Although I would take the MB over the bmw if I had to get slammed into by a large truck!
I just got an '08 5 series.... 
08-16-2007, 04:52 PM
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The 2007 E350 did not do fare much better than the bmw in the end. Both cars are getting a bit old in the market so their crash protection will likely reduce with respect to the new offerings from other manufactures.
Although I would take the MB over the bmw if I had to get slammed into by a large truck!
Although I would take the MB over the bmw if I had to get slammed into by a large truck!
What are you talking about, the article said that the E class earned the second highest crash rating. Also, i can attest to the the E in terms of an accident as i was just involved in one. The E is a tank.
08-16-2007, 05:17 PM
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i'd like to be happy and mock all the 5-series owners for not listening to us and buying the wrong car....
... but this is a serious matter, and i would have thought BMW would have taken safety aspects more seriously...
... but this is a serious matter, and i would have thought BMW would have taken safety aspects more seriously...
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08-16-2007, 06:21 PM
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I lost interest after the words "by the insurance industry".
Why would they make up new tests? There are standardized tests that all cars have to pass.
What a joke.
Why would they make up new tests? There are standardized tests that all cars have to pass.
What a joke.
08-16-2007, 06:31 PM
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Shut up you!!! 
If I bought the car long before this news, I would've cared less.... but I just bought it 3 weeks ago. I know I should've spent the money for a used E55 wagon instead.... 
or may be a KIA Amanti. LOL.
Damn man.... This gives me some ill feeling.
08-16-2007, 08:38 PM
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second that. a tank. t-boned in an intersection at good rate speed and walked away a-okay. godspeed.
08-16-2007, 09:36 PM
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That's no excuse drivers position or not! BMW needs to address the problem and that's what the BMW engineer should have stated. The airbags also reported poorly according to the institute.
08-16-2007, 09:46 PM
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um dude, do a search. The 07 e-class did VERY poor in crash tests, compared to the 06.
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w211/169390-what-did-mb-do-07-e-class.html
Searched for you.
Here is a quote incase you are too lazy to link to it.
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w211/169390-what-did-mb-do-07-e-class.html
Searched for you.
Here is a quote incase you are too lazy to link to it.
"The Mercedes E class was re-engineered for the 2007 model year with an emphasis on improving occupant protection in side impact crashes."
-For a large, expensive Mercedes, this is somewhat un-acceptable. It placed much lower than the A6, GS, M35/45, ES350, and TL. The base Chevrolet Malibu, Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, VW Rabbit, Subaru Impreza and Honda Civic did BETTER. It was on-par with the Chevrolet Cobalt.
Pretty embarassing for Mercedes. And they actually tried to improve side-impact performance for 2007...
-For a large, expensive Mercedes, this is somewhat un-acceptable. It placed much lower than the A6, GS, M35/45, ES350, and TL. The base Chevrolet Malibu, Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, VW Rabbit, Subaru Impreza and Honda Civic did BETTER. It was on-par with the Chevrolet Cobalt.
Pretty embarassing for Mercedes. And they actually tried to improve side-impact performance for 2007...
08-16-2007, 10:26 PM
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For example, IIHS studied the offset frontal crash test and full frontal crash tests; whereas the standardized DOT test only looks at full frontal crash tests. Guess what? both types of crashes occur in the real world.
Since the offset frontal crash tests have been studied by IIHS, vehicle manufacturers in the US use the offset frontal test when designing the vehicles safety.
This side impact testing is also bringing forth an issue that the standardized tests have not considered: bumper height, particularly of trucks and suv's. So again, this study supplements the standardized testing.
All these testing by IIHS gets the attention of the manufacturers and the they in turn try to create better vehicles because of these studies.
I am glad there is an orgainzation that looks at these issues and brings them to everyone's attention.
I humbly suggest to look at these tests with an open/unbiased mind. Peruse the IIHS website http://www.iihs.org/ratings/side_test_info.html and if you need hard data their only a phone call away.
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08-17-2007, 02:49 AM
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The cars above it in the ranking classification had little to no risk of injury.
I have been seen extremely serious impacts and the car is very solid dont get me wrong but as a car gets older its safety relative to cars designed 6 years later falls. Thats just a fact of evolution.
Maybe I should post links to the IIHS test results.
Class Ranking for Large Luxury Vehicles:
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=10
E-Class W211 2007 side impact review (note changes have been made for late 2007 that make it safer and these tests represent those upgrades. From the IIHS testing the changes made no real change in side impact safety):
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=703
-- so the car had a marginal rating for the torso and an acceptable rating for the pelvis and legs. The cars ranked above such as the Audi A6, S80 Volvo, Lexus GS, Infinity M35/M45 all were designed after the W211. But I am sure the W212 will be safer than all the class leaders in a few years time.
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08-17-2007, 03:29 AM
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I know you guys don't like BMWs, but the level of hype here is ridiculous. That said I too have always put Volvo and MB over BMW in safety. If you remember BMW was very late to the safety party.
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08-17-2007, 04:46 AM
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its not i dont like bmw's... its just your gay, insignificant and show poor taste interested in such an ugly car... j/k!!!
08-17-2007, 06:16 AM
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E39 & E34 > E60 Definitely don't build 'em like they used to.
If you have an E60 just drive with no seatbelts. If anything you'll get lucky and be ejected from the car like a kid flicking a booger.
E-Class > 5-Series.
Unless you like to be able to feel the road when you're driving. 
Definitely don't build 'em like they used to. If you have an E60 just drive with no seatbelts. If anything you'll get lucky and be ejected from the car like a kid flicking a booger.
E-Class > 5-Series.
Unless you like to be able to feel the road when you're driving.
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