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Old 08-18-2012, 01:29 PM
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It looks like a jaws of life job. Wouldn't be a first wrongly interpreted by a news guys.
that was my first impression, but then why use them when the door is in one piece without showing any crushing force.
and second why the other half is on the other side of the road according to the text?
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There is quite a bit of difference between auuminum and stell as far as rigidity, compressive strength and tensile strength. Crash testing usually relies on compressive strength for high survival rates. I feel safe in my (now "obsolete")'04.
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here we have both examples, they both top of the line cars in their respective category.
I seen cars wrap around trees/poles with fatal results yet they don't come apart, or at least no the easy.

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Originally Posted by mishar
One you posted was RS6, he hit the tree with his right door driving 250 km/h and walked. I don't think there is anything weak in that structure.

One from OP is a bit strange. Just a single photo of something like that. I don't know...
http://jalopnik.com/5906364/holy-cra...ive-audi-crash



http://www.wreckedexotics.com/a8/a8_20090128_001.shtml
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Are you inferring that Audi built the A8 weak structurally?
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Would you guys rather be in an A8, S class, 7 series, or LS if in such a terrible accident? honest answers.
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Would you guys rather be in an A8, S class, 7 series, or LS if in such a terrible accident? honest answers.
A8 for me.
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... either way a car of this caliber should not break in half, in both cases it shows a very weak structure surrounding the passengers.
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Originally Posted by milellie111
Are you inferring that Audi built the A8 weak structurally?
yes.
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Meets or exceeds all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards(FMVSS) as of the date of manufacture.
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Meets or exceeds all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards(FMVSS) as of the date of manufacture.
so does every car for sale in the country
we are talking ASF (Audi space frame).
to me it looks too weak in the most important area.
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