My W123 240D was hit at 50 MPH in the passenger side door, directly, with the passenger in the seat. She was not injured what so ever. Door protrusion into the passenger compartment was roughly 2 inches at maximum (where the padded arm rest had been pushed in) The safety glass shattered into smaller and less jagged pieces than it did in the 95 Honda Civic I was riding in. She suffered no cuts, bruises, or abrasions.... Nor did I. The door did it's job perfectly in handling it's 55 MPH collision.

All I can say is I love my Subaru, but dear god I hope a collision like that doesn't happen in my Subaru.........

So in short, I can say my W123 faired VERY well in a side impact collision, and saved the life of a good friend.