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Volvos definitely have a well-deserved reputation; for many years, their slogan was "Drive Safely", and they took it seriously.

Here's another video where the Volvo's passenger compartment doesn't even change shape while the other car's is completely crushed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt0oQsRvtWI

Although a downside is that, as the joke goes, "a Volvo doesn't need a crumple zone; it uses the other car." Not so good if the other car also happens to be a Volvo...



That is only true if the other car is of the same era.

Verus newer cars the crumple roles are very much reserved

https://youtu.be/qBDyeWofcLY?t=105


Another issue is that of energy dissipation. Car being too stiff means passengers get to absorb the energy. Modern cars also have a lot more airbags.

Electronic stability systems also do a great job of preventing a lot of crashes.


Older models are a popular choice for the low budget motorcross competitions :-)




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