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Originally Posted by shadowcoder
While things you hear/watch in the media are targeted to create a
response/sensation, I would never trust the crash tests/rating of a
vehicle manufacturer. Why? Because none of them is going to say
that their cars do badly on crash tests. They also play a game like
the media too. And if they don't they are just shooting themselves
in the foot.
Imagine if you go to your dealer to buy an E9x you sit down and you
ask: so what's gonna happen to me if a truck/SUV hits me on the side
at 30mph?
Do you think anyone would buy the car if they would answer: well
you'll end up with some ribs broken, head injuries, pelvic bone fractures,
leg injuries etc etc. But we assure you we do actual simulation and
computer ones and our cars are fine 
You would probably say, thank you very much and walk out the door
BMW needs to get its act together for all of its sedans. When I bought
my E90 I had considered the 5 series but then I saw the crash test
ratings. Nop, that vehicle wasn't for me and my family. The E9x is a
bit better but it's not "up there" and for the money we are paying, it
should have been doing better in my opinion. |
But the E90 is scoring the maximum possible points in both the EuroNCAP test (literally 100%) and IIHS test (Good Rating). For the side impact, the E90 earned (90 something %, best in class and was the highest scoring side impact in all classes at time of publication) and a "Good" rating in IIHS. Together with excellent vehicle dynamics control and handling, the E90 is "up there" if that's what you are talking about.