New info on F5

[motordavid]

The bigger third row/sliding door/wish-it-was-an-XVan need is
analogous to "needing" a 5 bedroom house, as empty nesters,
in case everyone you care about on the planet, shows up at once
about every two years...

[TerminatorX5]

Third row seat? Isn't it the area where the energy from a rear impact would have been absorbed? And you want me to put there the most precious possession that I have and will never be able to replace? Forgive the guy who was rear-ended twice on separate occassions, once in '95 and the other time in '98 - I am still looking with paranoia in the mirror everytime I am the last guy at a traffic light!!!

On the other hand, maybe the BMW guys have come up with an acceptable solution for the energy absorbtion - folks, please enlighten me...

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

Third row seat? Isn't it the area where the energy from a rear impact would have been absorbed? And you want me to put there the most precious possession that I have and will never be able to replace? Forgive the guy who was rear-ended twice on separate occassions, once in '95 and the other time in '98 - I am still looking with paranoia in the mirror everytime I am the last guy at a traffic light!!!

On the other hand, maybe the BMW guys have come up with an acceptable solution for the energy absorbtion - folks, please enlighten me...

E70 X5's 3rd row is rated at 50mph impact. Anything more than that will be damage. And BMW is working to improve that in future cars.

[TerminatorX5]

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