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Old 08-27-2009, 08:49 AM   #386
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Pretty simple really when it comes to why the frontal is 4 stars. As I stated before the car is strong, TOO strong specifically in the front crumple zone. The front not crumpling enough is not absorbing enough of the g-forces and therefor transferring more of the energy to the passenger compartment resulting in the high g-load numbers for the occupants. Its not something they can't fix. They can possibly vary where they use high-strength steel, and/or vary the thickness of the steel in certain areas, and/or add or move where there are folds in the metal in the crumple zone so it "gives" better. More of the energy will be absorbed, less transfered to the passenger compartment.
When the thread first started it was said that the Challenger "looked" bad and the Camaro "looked" better. The Challenger "looked" bad because the crumple zone was doing what it was supposed to do and absorbing a lot of the impact/g-forces. The Camaro "looked" better because it was not. Obviously looks can be decieving. And remember the Challenger is heavier than the Camaro so it isn't just about weight.

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