They won't; you'll die. I'm not sure there is a vehicle that could
withstand that. How many times have you seen this happen? This very
thought keeps me up most nights. :)
Marc

On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't think carmakers get to include the hood as "crumple zone." And
> anyway, how much are those two little pinches going to slow down a five ton
> coil of of steel plate? : )
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:59 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Stiffer hood helps with the crumple zone capacity of the front. It has a
>> pretty short hood, so that the crumple zone area is limited.
>>
>> > On Apr 17, 2015, at 11:21 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> >
>> > They needed a stiffer hood?
>> >
>> > : )
>> >
>> > Jim
>> >
>> > On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 9:37 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> At 09:20 AM 4/17/2015, Jim Felder wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Except for the stupid creases on the hood, it looks VERY nice. Why are
>> >>> carmakers into swoops and creases these days? Is it because computer
>> aided
>> >>> design makes it easy?
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> It can make the section stiffer, for what that's worth.
>> >>
>> >> Yrs,
>> >> d
>> >>
>>
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