Luxury cars flunk new overlap crash tests

Tag · 08-14-2012, 07:48 AM

Only three of 11 mid-sized luxury cars and near-luxury cars earned good or acceptable ratings in the latest crash test from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. NBC’s Tom Costello reports.

http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=731114

Otruba_843 · 08-14-2012, 08:21 AM

Haha, mercedes disagrees with the test and says it's faulty

Astephens94 · 08-14-2012, 08:52 AM

Very interesting article -- let's hope none of us get's into this type of accident

ndog14 · 08-14-2012, 08:56 AM

I feel bad for that woman but she was in a KIA, killed in accident.

And remember last time Mercedes was challenged on the safety of their vehicles? 8.31.97, they proved it was driver/occupant error.

r3dbimmer89 · 08-14-2012, 11:55 AM

Volvo is not so surprising but Merc and BMW are.... it probably is an inconsistent test. Why is the TL good but not the TSX. Both are made by Honda with similar engineering standards...

jacobsed · 08-14-2012, 06:48 PM

It is a new test. They will catch up.

SaMaster14 · 08-14-2012, 07:00 PM

Interestingly enough, in my old car (Infiniti G37S sedan), I had an accident just like this (but on the passenger side). Thankfully nobody was in that seat though.

I was barely moving (in a left turn lane) and someone ran a red light as I was turning (I had the right of way). The guy at fault (in a mustang) was going over 40mph (amount of damage to my car confirm this). Crash was pretty bad, definitely totaled my Infiniti, but damage wasn't as bad as that of the Lexus that got hit in that video!

MattMD · 08-14-2012, 07:14 PM

Like I said on Yahoo, (got like 300 thumb ups lol) the cars aren't the problem! It's the cellphone-using, distracted, and overall careless drivers that are the problem!

Antic5 · 08-14-2012, 07:48 PM

It takes time to perfect, just watch.

DUI Elite · 08-14-2012, 07:50 PM

As if cars needed another reason to be heavy, they come up with this test.

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ndog14 Banned 52 Rep 1,746 Posts Drives: E90 328xi 6MT Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (0)	I feel bad for that woman but she was in a KIA, killed in accident. And remember last time Mercedes was challenged on the safety of their vehicles? 8.31.97, they proved it was driver/occupant error.
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r3dbimmer89 Major 331 Rep 1,268 Posts Drives: P-Car Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Volvo is not so surprising but Merc and BMW are.... it probably is an inconsistent test. Why is the TL good but not the TSX. Both are made by Honda with similar engineering standards... __________________ Past: BMW (22 G20 M340i, 15 F80 ///M3, 12 E92 335i, 08 E90 335i, 02 E46 325i) Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, VW, Lexus Present: 24 992 C2
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jacobsed Lieutenant 23 Rep 463 Posts Drives: 2006 330xi Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United States iTrader: (2)	It is a new test. They will catch up.
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MattMD E9X > Everything 60 Rep 742 Posts Drives: '22 Corvette Z51 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	Like I said on Yahoo, (got like 300 thumb ups lol) the cars aren't the problem! It's the cellphone-using, distracted, and overall careless drivers that are the problem!
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DUI Elite ///M at Heart 90 Rep 1,954 Posts Drives: 06 SGM E90, 15 BSM E84 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (4)	As if cars needed another reason to be heavy, they come up with this test.
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