As I understand, the federal standards for bumpers are now 2.5 mph, but don't quote me on that one.
In a minor scuff, the MB may suffer monetary damage, but that is a small price to pay for the piece of mind that you stand a much better chance of surviving an actual serious crash than most other cars. The bumper is replaceable, human life is not.
One thing must be kept in mind when comparing the MB with the other car, that is the word Hyundai. Why don't they try comparing the cars in any other aspect whatsoever.
One thing that comes to mind is when I saw a new-special on Why Planes Crash. The facts in this story were so distorted and misleading that they can make the viewer believe anything they want to regardless of what the truth is. In this show, they stopped just short of blatently lying to the public in order to win viewers over. The object of these news shows is to get people to watch them, not to accurately represent the facts. Just goes to show you that you CANNOT believe everything you see on the news.
When it comes to a Hyundai, I would take my Klein road bike over a Hyundai anyday. It is probably faster and safer than the Hyundai anyway. If I knew I was going to drive a Hyundai, I wouldn't even bother to get a driver's license.

-Ali Al-Chalabi