MB can't even get the basics right anymore!!
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MB can't even get the basics right anymore!!
Top story on the IIHS website…
This is beyond embarrassing. In AMG form, the E-Klasse wagon sells for nearly $90K and cannot provide the type of protection found in $25K cars like the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Ford Five Hundred, and Subaru Legacy (to say nothing of its actual competition, the GS).
This type of inferior passenger protection is not only limited to the E-Klasse; the C-Klasse is also inferior to its competitors in regard to side-impact safety (IS, Saab 9-3).
I’m absolutely shocked. I thought the C-Klasse's performance was a fluke, that surely the expensive redesign the E-Klasse went through would be flawless. Silly me. With all the trucks/SUVs, careless drivers, and crowded roads, MB owes their customers more. Other companies seem to get it, why don’t they? There’s not much more I can say.
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=703
This is beyond embarrassing. In AMG form, the E-Klasse wagon sells for nearly $90K and cannot provide the type of protection found in $25K cars like the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Ford Five Hundred, and Subaru Legacy (to say nothing of its actual competition, the GS).
This type of inferior passenger protection is not only limited to the E-Klasse; the C-Klasse is also inferior to its competitors in regard to side-impact safety (IS, Saab 9-3).
I’m absolutely shocked. I thought the C-Klasse's performance was a fluke, that surely the expensive redesign the E-Klasse went through would be flawless. Silly me. With all the trucks/SUVs, careless drivers, and crowded roads, MB owes their customers more. Other companies seem to get it, why don’t they? There’s not much more I can say.
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=703
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Sad day. MB invented crumple zone technology in the 60's.
The first car I drove legally was a '68 MB 250. It was an absolutley solid feeling car.
The first car I drove legally was a '68 MB 250. It was an absolutley solid feeling car.
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Like I said in my original post, the C-Klasse's performance might have seemed like a fluke at first. But now that the E-Klasse has turned in a relatively poor performance (especially in driver torso protection), it seems to indicate that there are serious problems within Mercedes that start with the fundamental DESIGN of the car.
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G=Good; A=Acceptable; M=Marginal; P=Poor
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http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=10
You are barking at the 07 E for getting (A) acceptable rating for side impact when the 07 GS get (M) marginal rating for rear impact. The differrence between A & M can be life and death
from the same source
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=10
You are barking at the 07 E for getting (A) acceptable rating for side impact when the 07 GS get (M) marginal rating for rear impact. The differrence between A & M can be life and death
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G=Good; A=Acceptable; M=Marginal; P=Poor
from the same source
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=10
You are barking at the 07 E for getting (A) acceptable rating for side impact when the 07 GS get (M) marginal rating for rear impact. The differrence between A & M can be life and death
from the same source
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=10
You are barking at the 07 E for getting (A) acceptable rating for side impact when the 07 GS get (M) marginal rating for rear impact. The differrence between A & M can be life and death
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Every car design has it's own strengths and weaknesses. You can't expect everything to be perfect.
Have you ever ventured off onto the MB forums? Take a look at the Safety forums and look at the pics and read the stories.
Every crash is different, in the way the car was hit, the speed the car was hit, etc... The IIHS ratings are too general to be applied to everyday accidents. Sure they make a big impact (no pun intended) on people's decisions, but they only tell one story.
Have you ever ventured off onto the MB forums? Take a look at the Safety forums and look at the pics and read the stories.
Every crash is different, in the way the car was hit, the speed the car was hit, etc... The IIHS ratings are too general to be applied to everyday accidents. Sure they make a big impact (no pun intended) on people's decisions, but they only tell one story.
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G=Good; A=Acceptable; M=Marginal; P=Poor
Can't edit my original post for some reasons.
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from the same source
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=10
You are barking at the 07 E for getting (A) acceptable rating for side impact when the 07 GS get (M) marginal rating for rear impact. The differrence between A & M can be life and death
Rating for rear impact of the GS is beyond embarrassing. A GS sells for close to $60K and cannot provide the type of protection found in $20K cars like the Hyundai sonata, Kia Optima or the Chevy Malibu..
This type of inferior passenger protection is not only limited to the GS, but ES as well. The GX and RX both get (P) Poor rating.. OMG I am shocked.. Lexus owes their customers more. Other companies seem to get it, why don’t they? There’s not much more I can say.
Can't edit my original post for some reasons.
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from the same source
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=10
You are barking at the 07 E for getting (A) acceptable rating for side impact when the 07 GS get (M) marginal rating for rear impact. The differrence between A & M can be life and death
Rating for rear impact of the GS is beyond embarrassing. A GS sells for close to $60K and cannot provide the type of protection found in $20K cars like the Hyundai sonata, Kia Optima or the Chevy Malibu..
This type of inferior passenger protection is not only limited to the GS, but ES as well. The GX and RX both get (P) Poor rating.. OMG I am shocked.. Lexus owes their customers more. Other companies seem to get it, why don’t they? There’s not much more I can say.
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I sure don't want to be in the the GX or RX with the rating of POOR when something like this happen.
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Every car design has it's own strengths and weaknesses. You can't expect everything to be perfect.
Have you ever ventured off onto the MB forums? Take a look at the Safety forums and look at the pics and read the stories.
Every crash is different, in the way the car was hit, the speed the car was hit, etc... The IIHS ratings are too general to be applied to everyday accidents. Sure they make a big impact (no pun intended) on people's decisions, but they only tell one story.
Have you ever ventured off onto the MB forums? Take a look at the Safety forums and look at the pics and read the stories.
Every crash is different, in the way the car was hit, the speed the car was hit, etc... The IIHS ratings are too general to be applied to everyday accidents. Sure they make a big impact (no pun intended) on people's decisions, but they only tell one story.
G=Good; A=Acceptable; M=Marginal; P=Poor
Can't edit my original post for some reasons.
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from the same source
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=10
You are barking at the 07 E for getting (A) acceptable rating for side impact when the 07 GS get (M) marginal rating for rear impact. The differrence between A & M can be life and death
Rating for rear impact of the GS is beyond embarrassing. A GS sells for close to $60K and cannot provide the type of protection found in $20K cars like the Hyundai sonata, Kia Optima or the Chevy Malibu..
This type of inferior passenger protection is not only limited to the GS, but ES as well. The GX and RX both get (P) Poor rating.. OMG I am shocked.. Lexus owes their customers more. Other companies seem to get it, why don’t they? There’s not much more I can say.
Can't edit my original post for some reasons.
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from the same source
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=10
You are barking at the 07 E for getting (A) acceptable rating for side impact when the 07 GS get (M) marginal rating for rear impact. The differrence between A & M can be life and death
Rating for rear impact of the GS is beyond embarrassing. A GS sells for close to $60K and cannot provide the type of protection found in $20K cars like the Hyundai sonata, Kia Optima or the Chevy Malibu..
This type of inferior passenger protection is not only limited to the GS, but ES as well. The GX and RX both get (P) Poor rating.. OMG I am shocked.. Lexus owes their customers more. Other companies seem to get it, why don’t they? There’s not much more I can say.
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Well, they probably do and I would as well, but I don't think you can rely on the evaluation results. Why? Well, when was the last time you saw a person in a seat flying down the road? Because that's pretty much what they're evaulating. They're looking at the seat and headrest in isolation, not as part of a crash. I'm sure their ratings for the rear are somewhat useful, but not nearly as useful or accurate as the ratings for front and side impact. If they actually want to give a "true" representation of the rear-impact safety, they should conduct rear-impact tests.
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I'll see your and raise you a , mostly because you did an excellent job comparing apples to oranges. Besides, their "rear" tests are kind of a joke. Sure the higher the rating the better, but it doesn't test the actual crash structure like the front and side impact tests. Research next time, mkay?
So basically what you're saying is, who cares if it gets good ratings in other tests, and lets just focus on the test you're bent about? Then claiming they can't get it right and it is an unsafe car even though it got an overall acceptable rating??? Your post seems to defy logic.