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Not all of these crashes looked equal, from the first video the Polo was doing what looked like a 1/3 frontal which is more severe than the cars doing the 1/2 frontal which allows less room to crush which means that the occupant receives more force in the crash. I'll have to agree that I'd rather not be in the older model civic (is it 92-95?) but there are many cars that can do better than a Civic. Cabin intrusion is what we all want to avoid while having the impacted part of the vehicle crush as much as possible. It's a delicate balance for sure. It's why our cars are getting heavier, mostly to allow more metal to slow down the car during the crush to protect us in collisions and rollovers.
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