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Originally Posted by sheepdog 44
The biggest problem i see with those mini city cars in the video is that they just dont have enough of a crumple zone in the front! That is a design liability, and i do disagree with them being that short. You can have the same mass and add 3-4 feet to that car in length and it would be much much safer. Furthermore your mpg would get much higher. More length doesn't add to the area of drag and it'll improve aerodynamics so much like the Aero civic. Ecomodding Boat tails and bullet nose extension are good for gas and safety! Get with the picture car manufacturers!
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Well put.
These things could be simple aerodynamic shapes over a well-designed crumple zone.
In addition, all (and all sorts of) vehicles should have their crumple zones in the same height range, so the crumple zones actually crash against each other for maximum effectiveness.