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10-28-2016, 01:23 AM | #1 |
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A Look Into the BMW Safety Research Process
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10-28-2016, 10:05 AM | #2 |
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Is that right BMW...
2016 5-Series footwell... 2016 Hyundai Elantra footwell... (same test) OK Ok... the BMW design is behind. They didn't have time to catch up (Hyundai did it anyway but OK i'll play) the last generation E-Class... (same test) I'm sure the next 5 will be excellent in this test. but still... BMW could've been more ahead of the times here. Honda and Mercedes (for the most part) were. |
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The knees look more bent with the 5er. Just an observation.
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10-28-2016, 10:32 AM | #4 |
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To me, it looks like the whole dash came forward to meet the driver in the 5 series photo. Look at the rocker panel compared to the other two. To be fair, the platform is quite aged. Still disconcerting though.
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It COULD not be that bad as it looks, not trying to defend any company and their standards here. But crash tests can vary in nature. What if the Hyundai and MB were crashed at 30mph and the 5er at 40mph ? Just an example. So, we really cannot predict the outcome of a crash test just by analyzing the pictures.
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The BMW 5 series has always had a poor or below crash test rating in a few generations now from what I recall. BMW has to step up their efforts in this area that is for sure. |
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Those are some fancy yellow shoes they got going on there. Wonder what brand or make are they?
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Bmws have not done well lately compared to their rivals in crash test worthiness.
Check out the existing 3 series as well which mirrors the 5 series' marginal results. |
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10-28-2016, 03:41 PM | #11 |
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Yea to be fair, the small frontal overlap is a brutal test. I believe the F10 is a 5-star competitor in virtually every other test.
Love this sort of stuff, always wanted to do vehicle crash safety for a living.
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Didn't happen in the other two cars... |
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10-29-2016, 12:19 AM | #13 |
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I'm not sure how common the small overlap situation is in the real world, but at least it forces automakers to engineer even safer cars.
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Haha you'd better be confident about the vehicle you're crashing if you want to continue
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i believe the volvos had good results.
I do hope that BMW are simply engineering to pass the tests and not going beyond that. did they simply never test that scenario or did and considered it good enough? there are manu othe scenarios, rear end hit,offset tear end hit. higher speeds. what do BMW actually test, they certianly never publish that. Volvo and Saab are two makes that you certianly got the impression thry went beyond what the governments demanded, or iihs or euroncap. interesting to see how the new g30 performs... |
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I'd post pics of the wreck but I don't have them anymore due to someone stealing the cell phone I had them in. |
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10-29-2016, 10:22 AM | #18 |
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You cant compare a model thats hardly got days worth of production left with competitors new cars that were designed for the new test.
Here rather is the in production F48 X1 that passed the test with a good rating
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like some one said Google iihs and nhtsa crash tests. |
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How do you verify that?
Small overlap has nothing to do with which axle propels the car. Fact is, that the F10 was developed in an era where the small overlap was just not common or even developed. It isn't even mandatory today. Just a customer test, no Homologation. Considering the usual lifespan of a car and the development time before the construction of the F10 is nearly 10 years old. Basically any car out of that time fails this test. Remember E36 or other cars from that era? When the E36 was released they just invented the EuroNCAP and the car failed in this test big time. Because the test was just not relevant. I could go on about this hours and hours but be assured that the cars safety works best in the defined cases. Any major deviation from the test cases in daily use is just not considered and covered. |
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