Side crash area Located where the B - pillar joins the lower sill, a new built - in soft zone is designed to bend during a side collision,
channeling crash forces away from the passenger compartment and into the B - pillar and lower sill.
Not exact matches
[17] The results from the test were helped by the use of high - strength steel used in the body shell which was designed to spread
crash forces over distinct load
channels, therefore ensuring the safety of the occupants within the safety cell.
As a consequence, the subframe can deform in a predetermined manner and absorb energy in the event of a
crash on the one hand and
channel high impact
forces straight into the vehicle floor on the other.