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Originally Posted by kenemail@gmail.com
I would agree that X5 is by far safer not just because of the stopping distance but with better handling. I've avoided a couple of accidents by last second maneuvers to swerve out of the way of cars stopping short.
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No doubt it has more maneuverability, better decel/accell, etc, and I get what you're saying, but it's being hit from the side/head-on that kills people, not fender benders. Which is why in scenarios semi vs auto, semi always wins (you never see truck drivers killed unless they're hit by a high-riding vehicle or another semi or they flip...not to be morbid but you see semis wiping out entire families in minivans all the time). Not getting killed in a MVA at interstate speeds is not reliant on driving skill/vehicle test-track capabilities, it's reliant on luck and who is hitting you, so when you remove "control" from the scenario, I'll take the Tahoe/suburban over my X5.