EURO NCAP Crash Test Results for E60
09-21-2004, 08:04 AM
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if the autocar report (anyone in the UK got a copy the can scan in?) is true the E60 did NOT fail, it just got overall 3stars which obviously would shock BMW as all their other current models are 4/5stars.
that would explain why they would wish to retest the car, again IF the autocar report is true....if...
So the car failed in EuroNcap big time.
that would explain why they would wish to retest the car, again IF the autocar report is true....if...
09-21-2004, 08:09 AM
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another example of manufacturers re-testing a model to gain a better rating is Renault with their new "modus" taken from the Euro NCAP site:
The Modus made test history as the first supermini sized car to gain a full five-star safety rating. It achieved this after Euro NCAP allowed a re-run of the frontal test, following improvements to the driver?s airbag.
09-21-2004, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Sep 21 2004, 10:06 AM
i didn't look for any crash test reports when i bought the E60 so even if they only get an average rating in EURO-land it would not have affected my choice of car, otherwise i'd only have ever bought volvo or the new renaults
09-21-2004, 08:23 AM
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I agree with you northernmonkey. I should nuance the testscore a little.. I hope we'll find out why the last 1 or 2 stars weren't given..
09-21-2004, 08:29 AM
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once the final report is published i believe the results will be what we expect i.e GOOD 
I think BMW from the start designed the E60 to achieve 5-start requirements for NCAP by including things like, 8 airbags as standard, the tyre puncture warning system PLUS runflats on most wheels all of this in addition to DSC, DTC as standard.
All of these go toward meeting the minimum requirements of a five-star Euro NCAP crash test rating so I guess anything less would have clearly raised eyebrows at BMW AG.
I think BMW from the start designed the E60 to achieve 5-start requirements for NCAP by including things like, 8 airbags as standard, the tyre puncture warning system PLUS runflats on most wheels all of this in addition to DSC, DTC as standard.
All of these go toward meeting the minimum requirements of a five-star Euro NCAP crash test rating so I guess anything less would have clearly raised eyebrows at BMW AG.
09-21-2004, 09:56 AM
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When I bought the car, safety was my no.2 reason behind performance. I have 2 young kids that I will be carrying. I did not get rear side airbags because of the child seat.
Needless to say, poor safety ranking (if indeed true) would be a sore to my purchase decision, but even that, I still would of chosen the E60 after all.
Needless to say, poor safety ranking (if indeed true) would be a sore to my purchase decision, but even that, I still would of chosen the E60 after all.
09-21-2004, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by speedracerF4i' date='Sep 21 2004, 01:56 PM
I did not get rear side airbags because of the child seat.
The biggest issue with rear airbags is when kids sleep or otherwise rest against the door. In those cases, they can be injured by the inflation of the bag...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Sep 21 2004, 04:53 PM
[quote name='speedracerF4i' date='Sep 21 2004, 01:56 PM']I did not get rear side airbags because of the child seat.
The biggest issue with rear airbags is when kids sleep or otherwise rest against the door. In those cases, they can be injured by the inflation of the bag...
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[/quote]Really??
My sales rep even installed my child seat in the back of an 530i and showed me the air bag deploitment zone with his hands. The seat bolster of the child seat seems to block the side airbags a bit. That's why he did not recommend that I buy the rear airbag option.
It was only like $350 and seems like a good safety insurance if you have kids riding in the back. Well, too late to add that now.