Munich. Digital, dynamic and, for the primary time, absolutely electrical as a BMW i5. The new technology of the BMW 5 Series units requirements, together with in the case of car security. Independent institutes in Europe, the USA and Korea every gave the BMW 5 Series Sedan high marks. The testers had been impressed by each the energetic help techniques and passive security.
5-star ranking at Euro NCAP.
The impartial security consultants from the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) awarded the eighth technology of the BMW 5 Series Sedan the very best ranking of 5 stars.
The in depth normal gear with safety-relevant driver help techniques makes a big contribution to the 5-star ranking. All driver help techniques used within the new BMW 5 Series are among the many finest available on the market and impressed Euro NCAP security consultants with their vary of features and dependable responses.
The new BMW 5 Series Sedan additionally scored factors within the space of passive security with its modern built-in security idea, which was continually being additional developed by BMW. In addition to extremely resilient help buildings and exactly designed deformation paths, a model-specific mixture of exactly coordinated restraint techniques is used.
The Euro NCAP assessments are a Europe-wide acknowledged normal for accident security and are continually being additional developed. An award with the very best ranking of 5 stars goes completely to autos which have glorious influence safety and are additionally properly outfitted with complete and sensible expertise to forestall accidents.
TOP SAFETY PICK+ Award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety within the USA.
The US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety additionally gave the most effective ranking with a ranking as TOP SAFETY PICK+. The normal help system for stopping frontal accidents was notably convincing right here, which achieved glorious rankings in each day and evening checks. In mixture with the lighting system, the “plus” within the TOP SAFETY PICK+ ranking was decisive. It is the very best award that this institute awards.
In varied collision checks, the built-in security idea of the brand new BMW 5 Series additionally proved to ensure that complete safety towards accidents is all the time assured whatever the measurement and sitting place of the occupants.
The take a look at process of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is the usual for the excellent security evaluation of recent autos on the American market, which is essential for the BMW 5 Series, and a necessary foundation for choices by fleet prospects within the USA.
“Safest Car of the Year” at KNCAP in South Korea
In the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Transport awarded the BMW i5 the “Safest Car of the Year” award. Only the car that scores the very best variety of KNCAP factors within the respective yr receives this award. At the official presentation of the award in Korea, Dominik Schuster, Head of Vehicle Safety on the BMW Group, emphasised the significance of this award: “Top KNCAP ratings underline our safety-focused development process and prove the BMW Group’s commitment to continuous improvement of vehicle safety.”
The impartial testers had been notably impressed by the efficiency of passive security. They noticed 99.5% of those met. In Korea full factors had been nonetheless scored for emergency braking techniques to guard pedestrians and cyclists. Some driver help techniques additionally acquired the utmost ranking.
The title “Safest Car of the Year” impressively demonstrates the BMW Group’s pioneering function in one of many world’s most essential particular person markets for the BMW 5 Series Sedan.
BMW i5*:
Power consumption mixed in WLTP cycle: 20.6 – 15.9 kWh/100 km
Electric vary in WLTP cycle: 455 – 582 km
BMW 5 Series Sedan*:
Fuel consumption in l/100km mixed in WLTP cycle: 7.7 – 5.1
CO2 emissions in g/km mixed in WLTP cycle: 176 – 133