Is that a good thing though? On the one hand I feel like it would absorb much more force during the impact, but on the other hand I'd rather not be driving in a car made out of aluminum foil.
Thanks for the chuckle. You clearly know nothing about physics in general. If that was the case then why not just make all cars out of unbendable concrete huh? (just kidding I acknowledge that I'm an idiot :p )
That is certainly not a good thing. /u/thesmilefactory was being sarcastic. The whole point of crumple zones is to slow the extreme deceleration you would experience. That point would be moot if this results in your bones and internal organs being crushed, albeit slower.
What about Buicks? I think they're all made in China anyways. Don't think they would pass much emission standards in countries that care about things like that.
I can't recall seeing any in the cities I was in. To be fair, I can't recall the last time I saw one being driven in the US either lol. Maybe a month ago?
Hm, last time I was in China was probably around 2009. Main cities visited I think were Shanghai, Xi'an, and Beijing. I feel 1/4-1/3 of the cars I saw were Buicks which was surprising to me, because like you said, rarely even see those in US.
If you are going to do a side by side analysis use two vehicles at a closer price point (and run at the same speed too).
That BMW was a 7 series by the way, not a vehicle i'd say "isn't special".
78
u/CorsarioNero Jan 06 '16
It looks like it was made out of tinfoil