++ [ originally posted by _Emerson ] ++
If you want a strong car then drive an old Volvo, its like a panzer wagon, everything it hits crushes. Especially if you crash with a japanese car, -it will dissolve into small pieces!.
Well, thats not completely true. Volvo's are the safest cars, but if in a major accident the car will be completely destroyed on the front, but you'll still be able to open the doors without problems and you'll be ok. It's all about the crash zones, the new S40 has 4 different tipes of steel on the front all to absorb the energy of the impact, the the more the car absorbs the worse it'll look, but you'll be safer.