“Safety has long been a priority for BMW, so earning a Top Safety Pick from IIHS means a great deal,” Jim O’Donnell, BMW North America president said about the achievement.
“The press has praised the car and our consumers have eagerly awaited its arrival in showrooms. This award demonstrates that we left no stone unturned in the development of the all-new 2011 5 Series Sedan.”
The award is, truth be told, no surprise. The German carmaker spared no expense and packed the 5 Series with a huge range of safety features: three-point inertia-reel seat belts on all seats, frontal and side airbags, crash-activated headrests for the driver and front passenger, curtain head airbags at the side, a tire defect indicator as well as an active engine compartment lid to protect pedestrians.
According to the IIHS findings, the new 5 Series has improved in terms of safety compared to the previous version. IIHS decided that BMW showed “a significant improvement over the previous generation 5” (who only scored “marginal”) when it comes to side protection.
“Advanced materials, sophisticated design techniques, and state-of-the-art testing succeeded in delivering a fantastic new 5 Series that will become the benchmark for every premium model in this segment,” Tom Baloga, BMW US engineering vice president added.
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