THE NEW CRASH TEST that makes cars safer. “Over the last 40 years automakers have spent considerable effort in developing and optimizing the crumple zone concept, wherein the front bumper and frame rails collapse during a crash and absorb the forces. What makes the small overlap crash so challenging is it bypasses the primary crumple zone structure, concentrating force in the front suspension, at the firewall, and at the base of the A-pillar—areas not traditionally designed to absorb and dissipate crash forces.”