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The IIHS Just Made Cars Heavier (Again). BMW 3 Series Scores “Marginal”
Safety is of huge importance in automobiles, there is no arguing that. Over the past few decades, the work of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has held auto manufacturers …
The New BMW 3 Series is Awarded 5 Star Euro NCAP
The all new F30 3 Series continues BMW’s astounding safety record. It has also been named an IIHS “Best Pick” in the US, the car has proven itself as one …
All-New BMW 3 Series Sedan Earns “Top Safety Pick” from IIHS
Official Release: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today named the all-new 2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan a “Top Safety Pick”, continuing the company’s long-standing commitment to offering class-leading safety …
BMW X3 Rated Top Safety Pick by IIHS
The BMW X3 was rated a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In order to be considered a Top Safety Pick a vehicle must receive a …
Euro NCAP Crash Test: 5 Stars for the 1 Series
Official Release: Now in its second generation, the BMW 1 Series is once again the undisputed benchmark for driving dynamics in the compact vehicle segment. Just a few weeks after …
BMW X3: 5 Stars in Euro NCAP Crash Test
It comes no surprise to us here at BimmerFile that the F25 X3 recently scored 5 Stars in the difficult Euro NCAP crash testing. BMW has made a commitment to …
BMW Safety Center: Engineering Life
One of BMW’s greatest attributes is safety. And one of the things that I’ve been lucky enough to see first hand is BMW’s commitment to the little things that make …
Dynamic Stability Control: Explained
Now that snow, ice and other winter messes are showing up all over the world we have received many question about the functions of Dynamic Stability Control (DSC). The following …
2011 5 Series Receives 5 Stars in New Crash Test
if you’ve followed our recent podcasts you’ll know we firmly believe BMW went all out to make the new F10 not only the safest 5 Series ever but the safest …
Brake Override in a BMW
Recently there’s been a lot of talk about brake override systems and how they work (and what automakers don’t have them). Recently the New York Times had a chance to …
IIHS Top Safety Picks- No BMW?
As many of you may know by now, the IIHS recently announced its 2010 “Top Safety Picks”. What may have been eye opening and utterly surprising is that not a …
Crash: BMW Real World Safety
Our good friend Jonathan Spira, was recently reviewing the BMW 7 Series when he unfortunately was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Jonathan walked away unscathed from the crash with …
Official: BMW Comments on New IIHS Test Results
Today, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety published the results of its newest crash test- the small overlap frontal crash test. In the test, the 2012 BMW 3 Series earned …