O stire urata.

[MuadDib]

M-am asezat la un calculator azi cu homepage pe yahoo.com, si ce imi vad ochii la yahoo news:

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070816/ap_on_...sh_tests_sedans

 

Urat...

 

Cred ca e facatura a testerilor americani... Nu vad cum este posibil. Cadillac STS pe locul 2, si BMW pe ultimul...

 

Pentru cazul in care expira linkul, bag testul aici:

 

BMW sedan performs worst in crash test

 

By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writer

Thu Aug 16, 6:42 AM ET

 

DETROIT - The 2008 BMW 5 Series was the worst performer in new side-impact crash tests of luxury sedans by the insurance industry.

 

The Acura RL, Kia Amanti and Volvo S80 all earned the highest safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, according to results released Thursday. The Cadillac STS and Mercedes E-Class earned the second-highest rating.

 

The tests were designed to show what would happen if a truck or sport utility vehicle hit the side of the sedan at 31 mph, the speed of a serious crash. Side-impact crashes are the most common type of fatal crash after a frontal crash, killing around 9,000 people on U.S. roadways in 2005, the institute said.

 

"Growing sales of SUVs and pickups have exacerbated height mismatches among passenger vehicles, thereby increasing the risks to occupants of many vehicles struck in the side," Insurance Institute President Adrian Lund said in a news release.

 

All six sedans were equipped with standard side air bags. The air bags in the BMW 5 Series protected the head, but separate air bags designed to protect the chest and abdomen performed poorly, the institute said.

 

BMW spokesman Thomas Plucinsky said the institute's test indicated the 5 Series has a strong body structure but the dummy was injured when it was hit by the arm rest. Plucinsky said BMW does up to 12 crash tests on all its cars as well as computer simulations of crashes.

 

"The issue is that depending on the location of seat, the location of dummy, the location of the sled, the results could change," he said. "This was one test on one day on one car."

 

The Kia Amanti was one of the lowest priced sedans in the group, with a starting price of around $25,500, but it offered greater protection than more expensive entries. The BMW 5 Series starts at $43,500, while the Mercedes E-Class starts at $50,550, according to automotive research site Edmunds.com.

 

"The Amanti shows that you don't have to buy an expensive car to get good protection in crashes with SUVs and pickups," Lund said.

 

The Volvo S80 also won the institute's top safety award for overall crash protection, since it got the highest ratings in front, side and rear crash tests and has electronic stability control as standard equipment. Stability control helps prevent rollovers. The 2007 Volvo S80 starts at $47,350, according to Edmunds.

 

All of the sedans tested were 2007 models except the 5 Series, which was redesigned for 2008, institute spokesman Russ Rader said.

 

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[teddy]

cred ca poate fi legit... la side impact se fac cam putine teste... merita un contraargument de la nemti.

[Guest poleposition]

ar fi chiar prea urat sa fie adevarat. totusi ma indoiesc de veridicitatea acestor "informatii". :blink:

[Guest poleposition]

in afara de asta, dupa ce spune EuroNCAP:

 

http://www.euroncap.com/tests/bmw_5_series_2004/208.aspx

[Guest poleposition]

iar Honda Accura si acea Kia Amanto nici nu figureaza in testele EuroNCAP.

[MuadDib]

Piata americana e importanta pt. BMW... Au un renume acolo... Invidiat de multi. De asta + ce zice Euro NCAP banuiesc ca e smechereala...

Mai ales ca Seria 5 nu e o masina mica...

 

Intradevar, o masina de clasa mica mi se pare din ce in ce mai vulnerabila in zilele noastre, cand SUV-urile ies din ce in ce mai multe pe sosele... Si la americani fenomenul este chiar ingrijorator, se vand astea mari in dracii cei puternici...

 

Dar sa pui un KIA in fata unui BMW... las-o'n...

[Guest poleposition]

.. las-o'n...

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exact :blink:

[Laur]

Sa ne luam deci KIA Amanti (ptr ca e mai ieftina si mai sigura) ca sa nu fim raniti in Seria 5... :blink:

 

Argumente de 2 bani.

 

OFF topic...mi se pare stupid ca o firma ca Renault sa-si faca in urma cu 1 an sau 2 o intreaga campanie de marketing promovandu-si masinile in baza testelor NCAP...

Cel putin pe piata de Ro si cu mentalitatile din Ro, nu cred sa fi existat vreun cumparator care sa fi decis achizitionarea unui autoturism ghidat ca prim argument de siguranta la impact...

[Bavaria]

Este foarte adevarat testul, nici cei de la BMW nu il neaga:

 

"The issue is that depending on the location of seat, the location of dummy, the location of the sled, the results could change," he said. "This was one test on one day on one car."

 

Deci poate iesi si mai bine, in functie de pozitia scaunului,...

[xxlbastard]

cred ca in traducere scaunul era in afara masinii :blink:

[Bavaria]

cred ca in traducere scaunul era in afara masinii  :blink:

272007[/snapback]

 

Adica au facut test fara scaun in masina? :)

[xxlbastard]

nu..adica eu cred ca au facut clasamentul inainte de test..ca si cand au testat loganul(nu aceeasi)

[MuadDib]

...mi se pare stupid ca o firma ca Renault sa-si faca in urma cu 1 an sau 2 o intreaga campanie de marketing promovandu-si masinile in baza testelor NCAP...

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Astia sunt patetici... Ce sa mai zici de campania cu "Campioni de formula 1", cu clipuri care se mai dau si acum pe post, in sezonul asta in care sunt vai mama lor.

 

Ok, deci, brusc americanii s-au apucat de teste de securitate, si au burdusit un BMW pana au gasit o pozitie a scaunului in care li s-a luat vopseaua dummy-ul. Probabil ca KIA a iesit mai bine la tipul asta de impact pentru ca nu are setari de confort care sa ii permita o pozitie similara a scaunului...

 

Mai bine cheltuiau banii aia sponsorizand Dodge-ul, sa faca RAM-ul ala mai sigur, ca am inteles ca e cea mai vanduta masina si e patetica la impact... Singura zona care se deformeaza e cabina, cu nefericitul din ea ajungang foita...

[Bavaria]

 

Ok, deci, brusc americanii s-au apucat de teste de securitate,

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Este un lucru frecvent dupa cate stiu, si nu cred ca a fost o campanie intentionata, pentru denigrarea BMW-ului. :blink:

Americanii fac si ei teste la fel ca si cei din Europa, insa conditiile difera.

[Guest poleposition]

Este un lucru frecvent dupa cate stiu, si nu cred ca a fost o campanie intentionata, pentru denigrarea BMW-ului. :blink:

Americanii fac si ei teste la fel ca si cei din Europa, insa conditiile difera.

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bineinteles ca difera, uite :

 

 

[Bavaria]

bineinteles ca difera, uite :

 

 

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:blink:

 

Da,si asa difera.