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Originally Posted by nockenpaul
Not good for publicity. But it has to be said that the only reason why it got no five-star-rating is the pedestrian protection (i3 scores 57 %, 60 % needed for five stars).
It's a bit funny, because BMW was among the first automakers which compromised their exterior design by adding those ugly horizontal gaps in the bonnets for better pedestrian protection. Probably this doesn't work with the i3, because of its different design, but there are other solutions like active bonnets.
Euro NCAP raised the standards for pedestrian protection this year, so if the i3 was tested last year, it would have got five stars. On the other hand, many cars which were rated five stars in the last years, would also score only four stars this year.
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It's more than a bit of fine tuning to quote Autocar
The new BMW city car achieved four stars on its test, with Euro NCAP commenting that in severe side impacts protection of the chest for adult occupants was "weak", and that the front seats and head restraints provided only marginal protection against whiplash in a rear-end collision.
Not a car I would want to drive. All down to lack of support between doors I guess??