I recently witnessed the aftermath of an accident, where the front corner of one car had hit the middle of the other’s rear end. The following car (made in Germany) had a smashed headlight and dented wing but was still drivable. The car it smashed into (made in the USA) looked as though it had been hit by a wrecking ball! Nothing behind the rear seats was still straight... Are some cars that much stronger than others?
Modern car design does not focus on reducing accident damage to the vehicle. It can be insured, repaired, or scrapped and replaced. The much higher priority is to reduce accident damage to the people inside.
