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so if you thought luxury cars were safer than non luxury cars!!!

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http://www.cp24.com/world/luxury-cars-do-poorly-in-new-crash-tests-1.913210

"Of the 11 cars tested, only the Acura TL, Volvo S60 and Infiniti G earned good or acceptable ratings from the institute, which is funded by insurers.

Four cars -- the Acura TSX, BMW 3 Series, Lincoln MKZ and Volkswagen CC -- earned marginal ratings. Four others -- the Mercedes C-Class, Lexus IS 250, Audi A4 and Lexus ES 350 -- earned poor ratings. Marginal or poor ratings indicate the cars wouldn't protect occupants very well in a real-world crash.
All of the cars tested were from the 2012 model year.
The institute said the new test indicates that side air bags -- which are designed for direct impact, T-bone crashes but not for off-centre, frontal ones -- may not go off in time or extend far enough to protect occupants. In three cars -- the BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen -- the seat belts spooled out too much after the crash, causing the crash-test dummies to strike hard surfaces. The Volkswagen's door was completely sheared off during the test."



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You need to read the article a bit closer.

The results don't bode well for non-luxury models, which will be the next to undergo the new test.
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The non-luxury cars may well be even worse.
 
I won't be surprised!
I've owned a luxury car and was not happy where my money was going.
It has become "look what I can afford" kind of statement rather than the actual function of the car
 
^^ You talking about the 3 series BMW? Just because BMW made it doesnt automatically make it a "luxury"....its their entry level car, like Hondas Civic and VW Golf....only in North America is the 3 series seen as a "luxury" car.

So if i understand it correctly, the manufacturers are making worse impact rated cars now? I call BS. they must have upped the requirements or started testing new types of crashes....
 
Red_Liner740 said:
^^ You talking about the 3 series BMW? Just because BMW made it doesnt automatically make it a "luxury"....its their entry level car, like Hondas Civic and VW Golf....only in North America is the 3 series seen as a "luxury" car.

So if i understand it correctly, the manufacturers are making worse impact rated cars now? I call BS. they must have upped the requirements or started testing new types of crashes....
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I won't call it an econobox
 
Red_Liner740 said:
So if i understand it correctly, the manufacturers are making worse impact rated cars now? I call BS. they must have upped the requirements or started testing new types of crashes....
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If you read the article (or the nearly identical one in the Star Wheels section) this is about a new crash test above and beyond prior testing. It appears to be a very hard test, a 40mph offset impact with a rigid barrier.
 
Red_Liner740 said:
^^ You talking about the 3 series BMW? Just because BMW made it doesnt automatically make it a "luxury"....its their entry level car, like Hondas Civic and VW Golf....only in North America is the 3 series seen as a "luxury" car.

So if i understand it correctly, the manufacturers are making worse impact rated cars now? I call BS. they must have upped the requirements or started testing new types of crashes....
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Yes they added a new test. In the past they (IIHS) tested 50% frontal collisions. Now they have added one where they just catch the corner based on what they are seeing in the real world for collision types. They are phasing this testing in, and making it part of the full testing I think for 2014 year cars.

So far they have only tested the luxury cars listed in the article, they have not tested anything else old or new using the new method. Expect some terrible (even worse) results from the non-luxury models when they get there. The articles and news casts on this have been VERY misleading.

This of course is IIHS testing not the government testing. The IIHS is concerned about how much they have to pay out in a collision (car and you) and retest every car to set their rates. They constantly update the testing based on what they see (pay) in the real world. The gov testing on the other hand is a joke and is stuck in the 50s. For example the gov testing does 100% frontal impact (driving into a wall at a right angle) and that is why so many cars are rated four or five star but get crap IIHS ratings and fold up in the real world.
 
...... so whats that going to do for newer cars? even uglier heavier? At certain point you have to say, enough is enough otherwise everyone sooner or later will drive in a metal box filled with packaging material...
 
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