The Ever-Growing Car: Why Do They Keep Getting Wider? • Discoverology

The Ever-Growing Car: Why Do They Keep Getting Wider?

We all know cars getting bigger and heavier. Most of us know why they are getting bigger, too. To comply with today’s stringent crash regulations – by passing offset, side and roof impact tests, as well as those evaluating pedestrian protection performance – cars require considerable cubic metres of controllably crushable bodywork.

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