Thread: How would well would a W123 or W126 survive a side impact?
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Old 05-12-2004, 11:26 PM
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I remember seeing in some recent BMW safety literature that they recently redesigned their doors so that in a side impact, the door's deformation cause it to lock in to the A pillar and B pillar, so that the whole car deforms, rather than the door popping in on you.

From the way my '84 300D's door-latch mechanism appears, it already has this feature.

Anyone have any real-world experience on this one?
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