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“And tested the front wing. So crash-test done.”

Air bags, crash-test ratings and more robust structures packed on vehicular pounds, while better construction and stronger materials reduced engineers’ need to worry about weight.

The rumor was that the crash-test dummy had suffered forces in the collision that would have killed a human.

“There have been a lot of changes. It is like comparing the crash-test ratings of a car from the 1960s with one from today.”

Volkswagen has suffered a number of setbacks in the world's biggest auto market, from a sluggish reut.rs/3cm5L6A debut for its new electric vehicles to a slide in sales of its Passat sedan after a crash-test video went viral reut.rs/3kC4bCn in the country.