Loading ...Todays Newsday page a13 a Ford Explorer was rear ended by a drunk. As soon as I saw that photo? I thought, holy shit, it must be unibody construction? They were always body on frame. The cops were not in the car. And Media said hit so hard the frame got bent. I Googled it, in 2011 Explorer started cheap unibody.
Re Ralph Nader and his bashing American cars decades ago, the people need to know, unibody (a sheet metal enclosure like aircraft) will collapse on impact and often the doors jam and you can’t get out.
Recently near by an imported car got rear ended, went up in flames, only the wife got out. husband and two kids got burned up. That’s another thing, fires are very often with these gas saving imports. Also I’ve often seen them upside down or on their sides and Media says nothing.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-police-crash-dwi-1.50297846