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I have looked a a heck of a lot of wrecked cars, in the tens of thousands over the last several decades. At one auction there were 3 rolled Toyota Land Cruisers (newer models) and less than 3 % of the vehicle population. I personally can not remember a single car that was hit precisely the same way as that test process produces damage.
A sharp (or fairly) fixed object, that does not give a millimeter, just outside of the frame rail.
The natural reaction would be to deflect a lot of the energy to the right with the vehicle bouncing hard to the right and the other object hard to it's right. The front bumper reinforcement will just fold over and the impact then is concentrated on the suspension, driving it into the rear fender well. Even the location of the tie rod, in front or behind the lower control arm, would influence the wheel and tires position when it impacted the cowl area. The best desgin would push the rear of the front wheel outwards so it would hit the unibody broadside instead of end on.
regards
Mech
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