X5 vs. F150

[X5Dawg]

Well, after 3 weeks of having my new tranny installed, this is what happened last Thursday. While waiting on vehicle three to four cars ahead of me to turn left, this F150 comes flying up behind me. When I noticed it in my rear view mirror, I knew there was no way it was going to stop in time. Luckily the lady did swerve some, but not quick enough. She caught about 2/3 of my rear end and spun me 90-degrees and she shot off to the side of the road. No one seriously hurt thank goodness. Once again, BMW proves its worthiness when it comes to safety.





And the loser (most damage) was:

[mrbmwx5]

that good no one seriously hurt

[FSETH]

Glad nobody was hurt!

The X5 is a tank. The rear of the X held up great for getting blasted by an F-150. I would have expected the damage to be much worse. The F-150 looks pretty messed up.

By the way, I like your Georgia Bulldog license plate.

[Wagner]

crumple zones doing what crumple zones do best....saving the passenger. Glad everyone was fine.

[E61Silver]

Just because the Ford is messed up does not mean the BMW is better, todays cars have crush zones to reduce impact, The Ford did what is was supposed to do.

Glad no one was hurt, and its to bad that the guy driving the 150 was jerk and rear-end you.

[FSETH]

I could be wrong, but I don't think the F-150 has the same sort of crumple zones you are thinking about on a car. Trucks like that usually have solid steel frames that run the length of the vehicle. F-150's typically don't crumple like our Bimmers do, so to see that sort of damage to the F-150 surprised me a little.

...and by the way Blue, A) It was a woman driving the F-150 not a guy and B) you can' even compare the safety of an F-150 to an X5. Not even close. The X5 IS much safer (and better).

[Wagner]

Notice that the compartment is fine, that is the goal of a crumple zone. See how the hood buckled, instead of being driven back into the windshield, the fender pushed outward, notice the badge being blown out.

[FSETH]

If you look at those photos the only part of the truck that crumpled was the top half (hood and side fenders) which are just thin metal. Notice that the front bumper doesn't look pushed in at all. Like I said I am pretty sure the F-150 is a body on frame design where the solid box frame runs from the front bumper to the rear bumper. I am not sure how much that area can give. Now the area above the frame like the hood can crumple very easily depending on the angle of the accident. I do know that Ford made some changes in this design from the previous model though.

[ncx]

Glad you are ok.

[FSETH]

Don't mean to get off topic here, but Wagner and Blue were right. There are some form of crumple zones on the new F-150. What I have a hard time understanding is does the solid steel frame crumple, or just the body sitting on the frame? Sorry to get OT.

The F-150 is manufactured with the prerequisite crumple zones, as well as a collapsible steering column, pyrotechnic pretensioners in the belts, adjustable head restraints, and steel door beams for side impact protection.