Rigid passenger safety cell at work

These photos are a good example of how the Rigid passenger safety cell works.   You can see how the front of the car has crumpled, the bonnet is crumpled, both front wings are crumpled – as they are all designed to.   However, the passenger cabin is still intact, all four doors open and close properly and there are no intrusions into the passenger space.

A good example of the reason you would buy a well engineered car.   This was the BMW 523i I reviewed about 9 months ago, and it hit another car on the freeway yesterday.    It is obviously a write off.    This car belongs to my brother, he had nicknamed it Gary.