The Insurance Institued for Highway Safety released the results from their side impact tests on luxury sedans and the results were not pleasing for BMW. The tests were designed to replicate the conditions involving a large SUV as it collides with a smaller 4-door sedan. The collision tests were performed at 31 mph and were directed straight upon the B-pillar of the car.
The highes rated luxury sedans to emerge from the testing were the Acura TL, Volvo S80 and the Kia Amanti. The Kia was a pleasant surprise to reach the highest grade as it is also the cheapest luxury sedan in the bunch at a cost of around $25,000. The Mercedes E-Class and the Cadillac STS were rated in the second tier of the 6 luxury sedans tested. So why did the BMW 5-Series perform so poorly?
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