Tesla Model Y and Xiaomi SU7 show startingly contrasting damage after terrible crash

[Redaktion]

Shocking images of the aftermath of a collision between a Tesla Model Y and a Xiaomi SU7 have been shared on social media. The crash took place in a road tunnel in China, with the SU7 hitting the back of the Model Y, and both vehicles suffering from differing amounts of damage. It's not been widely reported what happened to the cars' drivers.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Tesla-Model-Y-and-Xiaomi-SU7-show-startingly-contrasting-damage-after-terrible-crash.962796.0.html

[Precision German Engineer]

Driver's cell looks fine and the rest looks like Xiaomi did their homework in terms of pedestrian safety. Elevated engine cover means no hard head smash = high survivability.
Basically people should prefer getting hit by a Xiaomi.

[Anonymous56853]

Driver's cell looks fine and the rest looks like Xiaomi did their homework in terms of pedestrian safety. Elevated engine cover means no hard head smash = high survivability.
Basically people should prefer getting hit by a Xiaomi.

I can't help but feel like this post is from a propagandist who works for the Chinese government.

[Derek]

This is stupid. Front end always more beat up when you rear end a car. Is this for real? Switch the roles and the Tesla would be in the same condition as the other.

[Perry]

I think it's probably been said enough, but this is a BS comparison. The front end is meant to crumple, it's in the name "crumple zone". The Xiaomi looks like it handle the crash fine, passenger cell is very much intact with no obvious buckle to the roof.

[marco polo]

It could be relative. The front is always designed to be softer because of crumple zones. However it depends how much energy was tranferred, how much of it is repairable, etc... Theres a lot of factors outside of visual. The base line is that you don't have intrusion into the cabin.

[pqhais]

More damage also results in better force absorption, being key for passenger safety.

[Fierce.XT]

Tesla wins xd

[some guy]

that Xiaomi gets its front completely redesigned while Tesla suffers hardly a scratch. Is that Xiaomi made of cardboard or what? a car should look like this after hitting a wall going at least 60km/h. so either driver in that Xiaomi was seriously speeding or Tesla is as hard as wall.

[backsore]

This isn't a fair comparison, let me know when you see a crash where they hit head on

[B76]

Well, I am not an expert but my old Corolla was once hit by a Honda Pilot from the rear, and my bumper only had minimal damage while the Honda front looked crushed like the picture. I think it's normal for the front of the car to be designed like that to protect the driver.

[anan]

It is hard to tell from the pictures but if the rear quarter panels on the Model Y buckled then it might be a write off. Many have lamented on how body damage on aluminum Teslas is super expensive to fix. If rear quarter panels need to be replaced then it will cost a third of the original car price in the US. If the rear gigacast frame is impacted then it is a writeoff.
TLDR: Xiaomi might still be fixable and the Tesla might be a write-off.

[Varghese abraham]

You are comparing the solid rear bumper vs crimple zone collision.....of course the front end will crumple. Same would happen if the cars were reversed...

[Clutch]

I would suspect the model Y would be TOTALED due to battery damage from the mimimum crash

[Sammaimas]

Just another desperate attempt by Tesla simps to try and score points in an accident scenario where there are opposite ends of two vehicles involved in a collision. Try reversing the accident scenario and see how the Tesla crumple zone reacts.