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Old 24th April 2017, 03:36 PM
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Here's an interesting video for comparison (NOTE THAT THE TITLE IS INCORRECT AND IT'S AN A4) - the one above is into a solid concrete block (notice how little intrusion there is into the passenger compartment)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0ZAzVSxabU

This one is into an offset deformable barrier (honeycomb of aluminium which represents the stiffness of a 'real car' of similar design) which can be seen post-impact at about 2.5 mins in.

What you do not want to see is the deformation of the A pillar you see in this video - that's a structural integrity failure, which means the energy is no longer being managed by the crash structures.
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