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Old 01-13-2013, 07:31 AM   #199 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pete c View Post
It makes much more sense to have the passenger compartment come to a point in front so that it deflects rather than a huge heavy box that can't deflect and must therefore be able to crumple.
Also, most of the cars that did well in the IIHS small offset test rode a frame rail that pushed them away from the crash, rather than absorbing the crash.
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