I have heard that the expensive luxury car bumpers are not made as you think, and don’t survive a low speed impact without major damage. Is this so?
Yes!. For example the hood of a Mercedes C-class(shown, left) caved in during an impact of a mere 6 mph, sustaining more then $5,000 in damage. Damage in the low 4 speed tests, totaled about $11,000 and the Mercedes was the third worst performer among the 11 luxury cars tested. The Acura TL was the second worst performer, sustaining more then $11,000 from bumper damage. The worst performer was the Infinity G35, which sustained an astounding $14,000 in the same 4 bumper tests.
See the video of low speed crash tests for midsize luxury cars at
Yes!. For example the hood of a Mercedes C-class(shown, left) caved in during an impact of a mere 6 mph, sustaining more then $5,000 in damage. Damage in the low 4 speed tests, totaled about $11,000 and the Mercedes was the third worst performer among the 11 luxury cars tested. The Acura TL was the second worst performer, sustaining more then $11,000 from bumper damage. The worst performer was the Infinity G35, which sustained an astounding $14,000 in the same 4 bumper tests.
See the video of low speed crash tests for midsize luxury cars at
