Subaru crumple zones
Asked by chocolparker Jun 15, 2018 at 06:31 PM about the 2000 Subaru Forester L
Question type: General
What are the crumple zones of a 2000 subaru forester? Is it just the front? Is
the steel in the back different from the steel used in the front?
2 Answers
I am curious why you want to know. As far as I know crumple zones are more a matter of design than steel type.
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TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 6 years ago
Foresters are reasonably sturdy, but based on the smaller Impreza platform, not as strong as the larger Legacy/OB platform. Their lessened safety is also a function of being less good handling (wrong aspect ratio), excess cross-wind sensitivity at speed, and shorter crumple zone in the rear.