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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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