I've expressed my opinions on this breaking news story a couple times today. Seems to be bigger news than the earthquake in Peru or anything else for that matter.
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I think BMW redesigned the interior door panels to be more aesthetically pleasing for 2008. That may have something to do with the surprisingly poor results. I think the '04-'07 did alright in the side-impact tests.
Why is BMW all of a sudden slipping in the crash tests? I know they're safe cars, but first, the 3 convertible got a sub-par result. Then BMW decides to stop offering rear side impact airbags on the 3-series and the X5, claiming the HPS is sufficient (no it's not). And now this...........
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