Here is a quote from the driver's reveiw:
Quote:
|
Now next time u see an i10, open the bonnet and u will be surprised to note that there is not even a single piece of metal till engine block, its all fibre and plastic. So if it meets with an accident, the first thing which is going to face the impact is engine which is barely few inches ahead of dashboard.
|
The i10 is of the cab-forward design and the quoted comment will be true of other cars with a similar design (Zen Estilo comes to mind). There is more leg-room for the occupants, but the bonnet space (the engine compartment) will be small. The engine will take a bigger hit in case of frontal impact. But the driver should not be cribbing because the engine probably saved his own neck in this case. Next time I hope he will be wiser and avoid hitting trees.
Now imagine what would have happened if the driver had been driving a Nano (again cab-forward design). Engine is in the rear in this case and he would have to hope that the spare wheel would protect him.