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Originally Posted by Christien
I'm sure Audi would rather not have these pictures displayed in advertising, but IMO this is some of the best advertising you could ever get for a car - look at how intact the driver's area is - no crumpling anywhere. That's amazing, and shows what good engineering can do.
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At the velocity it was going at the moment of impact, I think it has more to do with luck than engineering. I doubt the Audi engineers made just the passenger side a sacrificial part of the chassis. The tree just happened to intrude at a most convenient location in the vehicle.
The passenger side air bag wouldn't have deployed unless the system had detected someone in the seat.
The driver is a lucky man. Can't say that about his passenger.
Sherwood