MAZDA 3 vs. Tree (Fatal Accident) 
Jan 28 2018, 10:03 AM
QUOTE(Robotic @ Jan 28 2018, 06:50 AM)
I feel a very deep disappointment with Mazda 3’s frontal collision crashworthiness.
The firewall moved a lot during the crash and severely impacted the occupant.
The survivor’s space is pretty much non existent.
All the pillars are very well intact, but the firewall seems to lack proper reinforcement.
A quick search on the web for Mazda 3’s body structure yields an astonishing result. Popularly known as “SKYACTIV-BODY”, it uses extremely high-tensile steel up to 1,800 MPa. Higher than most carmarkers.
But a glance on the front structure, Mazda’s engineers might have “forgotten” the firewall area. It becomes one of the weakest points in the car’s structure.
Judging by the overall car’s deformation, this might not be a high speed collision. At most, it could be just around 60-70km/h.
I have been planning to get a CX-3 since last year. This triggers an extreme caution on my part.
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