Acura Achieves Another Historic 1st in Safety

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04-01-09, 05:49 PM

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yeah, except the 5-series has horrible safety ratings and the 3-series isn't 5-star rated.

5 Series has horrible safety ratings? Since when?

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04-02-09, 07:25 AM

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Personally, I dont really care how safe the new Acuras are, I could never buy a car with that space age shield in teh front. I see the new TL has one in the back too, WTF is Acura thinking of.

04-02-09, 07:32 AM

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Take the Mercedes S that Princess Diana and her boyfriend were killed in, for example. Her bodyguard (and, I believe, the driver) survived, ...

The driver didn't survive, but IIRC he was drunk & not belted(?) either ...

04-02-09, 02:42 PM

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Personally, I dont really care how safe the new Acuras are, I could never buy a car with that space age shield in teh front. I see the new TL has one in the back too, WTF is Acura thinking of.

I agree that those grinning, circus-clown grilles are absurd. Some dealerships, at customer request, are painting the grilles body color, before the cars are delivered, to lessen their effect.