Date:         Fri, 17 Apr 2015 11:47:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Yet another classic VW van announcement
Comments: To: KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com>
In-Reply-To:  <E6D63E8A-D29A-4FD0-A7A3-96249D6291F6@mac.com>
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I don't think carmakers get to include the hood as "crumple zone." And
anyway, how much are those two little pinches going to slow down a five ton
coil of of steel plate? : )

Jim

On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:59 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> Stiffer hood helps with the crumple zone capacity of the front. It has a
> pretty short hood, so that the crumple zone area is limited.
>
> > On Apr 17, 2015, at 11:21 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > They needed a stiffer hood?
> >
> > : )
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 9:37 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> At 09:20 AM 4/17/2015, Jim Felder wrote:
> >>
> >>> Except for the stupid creases on the hood, it looks VERY nice. Why are
> >>> carmakers into swoops and creases these days? Is it because computer
> aided
> >>> design makes it easy?
> >>>
> >>
> >> It can make the section stiffer, for what that's worth.
> >>
> >> Yrs,
> >> d
> >>
>
>