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      12-13-2009, 02:33 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by simnew View Post
So the reason that the bonnet has that split at the front is to accommodate the fact that on impact the whole lid of the bonnet is raised like an airbag to cushion the damage of the head hitting the bonnet and then then engine or bottom of the windscreen.

It is now a legal requirement for all newly designed cars made in Europe to follow this safety legislation.
cool, they should have spend the money on good driving education and testing though... too many immigrants that get them for free in europe because they had one lying around from back home
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