02-01-2020, 02:37 AM
Not sure. One thing I’m familiar with from airplane crash worthiness design I learned is that if you can keep the passenger compartment from deforming, you go a long way towards increasing the survivability of the passengers. Anything outside that compartment that can be deformed or removed, will take energy away from the situation (that would otherwise be absorbed by the passengers). I don’t see the rear of the car attached anymore. That may be an intentional design feature in lateral load situations (compared to frontal or rear loads that would best be dealt with by crumple zones).