Crash Test 1999 - 2005 BMW 5 Series (Pole Test) IIHS

[beating2]

you have production year wrong. production started at 1996, facelift 2000 and production ended 2003.

[theballinmaster]

If NHTSA is doing this test now, IIHS should do this test as well for every car 2011 and up. Even though they do the roof test and side crashes to simulate the stength of the safety cage , it may or may not make a difference with the side pole test.

[09jawillis]

Death :o(

[200twistatwista]

Sad Seeing a BMW get wrecked : ( I would soo take that car rather than like.... crash test it (:

[Flpyii]

Well actually, BMW kinda had it all down. If a short person would be driving, there's a likely chance that the person would scoot the seat forward, thus bringing it to the level of the airbag. If a much taller person would be sitting, he would be sitting farther, towards the upper part of the airbag. BMW had it all sorted out. But it is still possible for the person to miss the airbag. But that was a while back, they use curtain airbags now.

[carexpertandy]

I see that the '98 has that head tubular airbag BMW uses. When did cars start having head protection?

[whattheheck1000]

1998

[HOLYBISCUITS]

BMWs are amazing but this isn't too safe...

[alexkvaskov]

Oooh, ouchers

[alexkvaskov]

Then how come the 06 Civic pwns the 5 series in the IIHS side impact?

[GMminivans9968]

Well, not the frontal. And to be honest, it's insane, but the new 5-Series actually got a modest 3 stars from NHTSA in the frontal... Strange.

[alexkvaskov]

Yeah, Bimmer is starting to suck

[somethingnotseen]

that makes me sad =(

..but.. 5 stars =)

[alexkvaskov]

Lame side airbags, though

What if someone's head is lower than that airbag?

[Turkisstory]

Haha? Then I can't imagine him "trying" to "attempt" to even look over the stearing weel. :D

[alexkvaskov]

what??

[Turkisstory]

:) You said "Lame side airbags, though

What if someone's head is lower than that airbag?"

And I replied. :)

[alexkvaskov]

I know you replied to me but I didn't get what you said

[Turkisstory]

OOOk... Translation time.

You said: "What if someone's head is lower then the airbag?"

so I got the impression you ment a short person right?

so I replied: "Then I can't imagine him "trying" to "attempt" to even look over the stearing weel."

Meaning if his that short that he misses the airbag, how the hell does he look over the stearing weel to see?

Get it now? :D

[alexkvaskov]

oh okay lol

soz just get u the 1st time