2014 BMW 5 Series, Lincoln MKS, Infiniti Q70 small overlap crash tests

"EL_ULY" (uly) 10/02/2014 at 12:09 • Filed to: crash test

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Very surprising scores after the jump

Scores

BMW: Marginal

Lincoln: VERY Poor!!!!!!!!

Infinity: Good

(Videos courtesy of the IIHS YouTube Channel)

Cé hé sin > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 12:14

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I recall that when Ford bought Volvo they hoped to use their safety expertise throughout the organisation. Shows what happened when they sold them again...

EL_ULY > Cé hé sin 10/02/2014 at 12:16

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Ford took a lot from Volvo.... it doesn't show here. at all. This Lincoln is a complete disaster

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 12:18

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That A pillar should not bend like that.

Cé hé sin > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 12:21

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Bear in mind though that this small overlap test is something that wasn't required by legislation anywhere and hasn't been factored into car makers design processes. If it had all three would have got a "good" score. I've heard car makers complaining that as soon as they design to get a five star result in all the various tests they have to do around the world (some of them not compatible with one another) someone comes up with some other obscure variation of the "car into solid obstacle" theme that can be tested.

Takuro Spirit > Cé hé sin 10/02/2014 at 12:25

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Just make every surface on the car a huge crumple zone that can withstand an impact with a solid object from any angle. How hard can it be??

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 12:26

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Wow was not expecting the lincoln to be that bad...

EL_ULY > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/02/2014 at 12:28

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Not at all, complete failure

Cé hé sin > Takuro Spirit 10/02/2014 at 12:28

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Just make something like a Citroen Cactus with really, really big Airbumps on every available surface.

In answer to your question, very.

EL_ULY > Cé hé sin 10/02/2014 at 12:28

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true true. It just sucks that it's only like 45mph

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 12:30

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Wow. That is very poor.

EL_ULY > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/02/2014 at 12:31

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Surprised me as well. The car looks so solid but it is obviously not. And all this at only 45MPH

EL_ULY > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 10/02/2014 at 12:32

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"Very" is a nice word. I wanted to use another lol. Come on Lincoln!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 12:35

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The way the A pillar buckled is the worst, you'd think a larger modern car would do better than that.

EL_ULY > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/02/2014 at 12:36

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especially with so much info from Volvo still within Ford.

Takuro Spirit > Cé hé sin 10/02/2014 at 12:45

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I can't wait for floor impacts to be rated

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 12:52

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Yep, although that info will be a fair bit behind the industry now.

EL_ULY > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/02/2014 at 13:01

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lol true

Alex B > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 13:05

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Go Infiniti!

EL_ULY > Alex B 10/02/2014 at 13:12

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yup! They did very well

Bullitt417 > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 13:44

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This cars was designed and introduced before this test existed. The results don't surprise me.

philipilihp > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 13:53

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Sad face...

philipilihp > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 13:57

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Lincoln's steeringwheel airbag looked pretty useless. But I didn't see too much difference between the BMW and Infinity. Why did BMW get a marginal rating? Neither car had the A pillar bend much, though I am very impressed with the windshield not even fully shattering int he Infinity.

EL_ULY > Bullitt417 10/02/2014 at 13:57

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true true. I wonder if the Fusion got tested

EL_ULY > philipilihp 10/02/2014 at 13:58

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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EL_ULY > philipilihp 10/02/2014 at 14:00

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BMW looked fine with me. Maybe it was something in the force calculations. That Lincoln airbag decided to abandon ship on impact moving to the passenger side of the car. Maybe because the fame gave out.

We should buy die-cast cars and do drop tests. Upload them on our YouTube channel

philipilihp > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 14:10

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YES!! Instead of IIHS, IIDS: International Institute for Diecast Safety. I can drop them from my 3rd floor and see what happens. I need multiple cameras though....

EL_ULY > philipilihp 10/02/2014 at 14:12

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Niiice!! We can do a common off the table drop "most common scenario" Then do more uncommon heights :]

Cé hé sin > Takuro Spirit 10/02/2014 at 14:14

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I can see it all now.

You thought you could get five star scores, did you? We'll fix that. Next time we're going to flip the car on its roof, rotate it 164° and slide it at 46km/h into a slightly deformable obstacle positioned at an angle of 19° from the number we first thought of. Let's see you design your way out of that!

philipilihp > EL_ULY 10/02/2014 at 14:15

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Haha Start small, I like it. I suppose a full-on three story drop onto a concrete driveway would be an uncommon final test. I've actually been thinking about making a car look like it's been in a wreck, either fire or crash, so this would be a "natural" way of making dents...

EL_ULY > philipilihp 10/02/2014 at 14:17

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yeees!!! All for the name of science. LaLD University Research Dept.

EL_ULY > philipilihp 10/02/2014 at 14:17

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I'll send you an email of something I did yesterday, one sec