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Originally Posted by Old Tanker
That's a win - the car sacrificed itself to save the crew. If the skin hadn't yielded, the G-force of the collision would have been deadly. You need a crumble zone to live. The advantage of the armor is weight - you'll push forward into the other vehicle, turning it into your crumble zone.
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Yeah I worry about that, the other car will have to absorb that energy.
I had a bad day 20 years ago (distracted) and rear ended a honda accord on the freeway. She was probably doing 20 and I was near 40 in my Nissan Frontier pickup when I didn't realize interchange traffic was slowing.
Even with the stock plastic bumper on my truck there was a clear mismatch in height and her entire trunk was literally gone up to the rear glass which shattered and ended up mostly in the bed of my truck.
I was jolted but my airbag didn't even go off because I never hit anything solid. Thankfully everyone was ok but these small cars clearly don't stand a chance against a 4800 lb truck. Add a lift and steel bumpers with sharp angles optimized at off-roading. Another 400-500+ lbs in armor and gear. Not to mention all that weight adds to stopping distance dramatically.
I'm not hating or bashing but it's just something to think about especially if you daily the vehicle.