another reason the RS4 is a better choice: BMW 5-series performs worst in crash test...
 

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Aug 16, 2007 5:20 am US/Pacific

BMW Sedan Performs Worst In Crash Test

Insurance Industry: Higher Prices Don't Always Mean More Safety

(CBS News) DETROIT The 2008 BMW 5 Series was the worst performer in new side-impact crash tests of luxury sedans by the insurance industry.

The Acura RL, Kia Amanti and Volvo S80 all earned the highest safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, according to results released Thursday. The Cadillac STS and Mercedes E-Class earned the second-highest rating.

The tests were designed to show what would happen if a truck or sport utility vehicle hit the side of the sedan at 31 mph, the speed of a serious crash. Side-impact crashes are the most common type of fatal crash after a frontal crash, killing around 9,000 people on U.S. roadways in 2005, the institute said.

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link to full article <a href="http://cbs5.com/consumer/consumer_story_228082334.html">here</a>

<a href="http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx">btw, the A4 and A6 are both Top safety picks by the IIHS.</a>

I've always felt that Audi weigh penality was not just due to AWD but stronger frames
 

but BMW said that the low rating was due to the test dummies hitting a seat rest and the combination of seat position and angle. BMW said the frame was intact.

I have always said being T-boned by Bubba in a pickup can hurt a lot worse than...
 

losing by 1/10 of a second to 60 mph. Audi sounds more solid when you close the door because it is.

Doesn't that make BMW the dummies for saying the car was OK just not the drivers?