BMW iX achieves highest possible
five-star rating in Euro NCAP safety assessment.
+++New technology flagship from the BMW Group impresses with
outstanding occupant protection for adults and children. +++ New
interactive airbag between driver and front passenger seats reduces
the risk of injury in the event of a side collision. +++ Advanced
driver assistance systems help to prevent collisions with pedestrians
and cyclists+++
Munich. With its purely electric drive and
comprehensive range of digital features, the BMW iX represents a new
era in individual mobility. In addition, it operates at the highest
level of safety. This is according to the experts of the European New
Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) – the consumer protection
institute specialising in automotive safety – who awarded the BMW iX
the highest possible rating of five stars in the Euro NCAP safety
assessment. During the course of the test programme, which was further
intensified in 2020, the BMW Group’s new technology flagship impressed
with both its outstanding occupant protection and its advanced driver
assistance systems, which are particularly effective in helping to
prevent accidents.
The BMW iX achieved five-star ratings in all test categories of the
Euro NCAP crash test. In the assessment of adult occupant protection,
the testers highlighted among other features the effectiveness of the
new interactive airbag between the driver and front passenger seats,
which provides additional protection against injury in the event of a
side collision. Child safety in the rear of the BMW iX was also given
the highest possible score for both frontal and side collisions.
Meanwhile, the integrated safety concept of the BMW iX ensures the
highest level of passenger protection. In addition to precisely
coordinated restraint systems, this includes highly resilient support
structures and precisely designed deformation zones that absorb the
impact of a collision and keep it away from the passenger compartment.
The body structure of the BMW iX combines an aluminium spaceframe
concept with a carbon cage for the passenger compartment. Particularly
torsion-resistant components made of carbon fibre reinforced polymer
(CFRP) are used in the roof, side and rear sections of the BMW iX.
“The BMW iX sets new standards in sustainability, and its top rating
of five stars in the Euro NCAP underlines the vehicle’s comprehensive
sustainability concept,” says Dominik Schuster, Head of Vehicle Safety
BMW. “The extremely stable body structure and the extended range of
restraint systems ensure an outstanding level of occupant protection.
In addition, the BMW iX scores highly both in the test programme and
in everyday driving with innovative driver assistance systems that
significantly reduce the risk of accidents in a wide array of
situations.” Among other features, the BMW iX has a front collision
warning system with brake intervention that can detect pedestrians and
cyclists as well as vehicles. In addition, the automatic emergency
braking system now also reacts in turning situations, helping to
minimise the risk to pedestrians when turning and the risk of
collision with oncoming traffic when turning left.
If a collision does occur, the risk of injury to vulnerable road
users is reduced by carefully designed body elements and flexible
structures at the front of the vehicle. The BMW iX also features an
active bonnet, which is raised by means of a pyrotechnical triggering
mechanism as soon as the data collected by sensors indicate a
corresponding collision. This creates a deformation zone that prevents
direct impact between the pedestrian or cyclist and hard components in
the engine compartment.
Other standard features of the BMW iX include an attention assistant,
lane departure warning and speed limit recognition, all of which
scored positively in the Euro NCAP crash test. The Driving Assistant
Professional package is offered as an option, which also includes
steering and lane guidance assistance. In a separate assessment, BMW’s
Driving Assistant Professional in the iX3 was also recently awarded
the top rating of “very good” by Euro NCAP.
The figures for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, power
consumption and range are measured using the methods required
according to Regulation (EC) 2007/715 as amended. They refer to
vehicles on the automotive market in Germany. For ranges, the WLTP
figures take into account the effects of any optional equipment.
All figures have already been determined on the basis of the new WLTP
test cycle. WLTP values are used as a basis for the assessment of
taxes and other vehicle-related levies that are (also) based on
CO2 emissions and, where applicable, for the purposes of
vehicle-specific subsidies. Further information on the WLTP and NEDC
measurement procedures can be found at www.bmw.de/wltp.
More information about the official fuel consumption figures and the
official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can
be obtained from the “Guideline on fuel consumption, CO2
emissions and power consumption of new passenger cars”, available free
of charge from all outlets, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH
(DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen, and at https://www.dat.de/co2/.
Please address any queries to:
Corporate Communications
Dieter Falkensteiner, Press Officer BMW Group Innovation and Design
Telephone: +49-89-382-51813
E-mail: Dieter.Falkensteiner@bmwgroup.com
Paloma Brunckhorst, Press Officer Product Communications BMW iX
Telephone: +49-89-382-22322
E-mail: Paloma.Brunckhorst@bmwgroup.com
Almut Stollberg, Head of Communications Innovation, Design,
Technology, Digital Car
Telephone: +49 89 382 96543
E-mail: Almut.Stollberg@bmw.de,
Ingo Wirth, Head of Product and Brand Communications BMW
Telephone: +49-89-382-25814
E-mail: Ingo.Wirth@bmwgroup.com
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