i3 given a 4 star NCAP rating.
Well written article explaining why : http://www.carsafetyrules.com/bmw-i3-fo ... ting/1127/
The perspective of the author is not that the i3 is unsafe, but that BMW have overlooked a few details which would have scored more points in the NCAP assessment, thereby falling short of the 5 star rating. What the NCAP assesment missed is a rear seat belt warning light and a too sharp front hood edge, potentially causing more injury to a pedestrian, if hit. The integral safety of the car surpasses the norm in a side-on pole collision and if the car is fitted with the Approach Control Warning (part of the Driving Assistant Plus pack (5AT) will actively avoid a frontal collision, even with a pedestrian!gaz26 wrote:I think this is a real concern, it would put me off buying the car. With all the hype from BMW they have failed one of the major tests for a car getting safety absolutely correct. With so many cars getting 5 stars these days a 4 star rating is not good enough in my view
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/indus ... ety-rating
I quote from the Autocar articlei3me wrote:The perspective of the author is not that the i3 is unsafe, but that BMW have overlooked a few details which would have scored more points in the NCAP assessment, thereby falling short of the 5 star rating. What the NCAP assesment missed is a rear seat belt warning light and a too sharp front hood edge, potentially causing more injury to a pedestrian, if hit. The integral safety of the car surpasses the norm in a side-on pole collision and if the car is fitted with the Approach Control Warning (part of the Driving Assistant Plus pack (5AT) will actively avoid a frontal collision, even with a pedestrian!gaz26 wrote:I think this is a real concern, it would put me off buying the car. With all the hype from BMW they have failed one of the major tests for a car getting safety absolutely correct. With so many cars getting 5 stars these days a 4 star rating is not good enough in my view
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/indus ... ety-rating
I think we're talking about a very safe car here!
Oh dear, harsh words! Although I agree that stupid points to score were left behind (rear seatbelt warning, speed limiter), real easy points to get things right were missed (anti-whiplash seats) and some design choises resulted in less than optimal crash-behaviour (hood, missing door pillar), I would not go as far as that.gaz26 wrote:i3me wrote:gaz26 wrote:Not a car I would want to drive