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

[Amir A]

Obviously, the front end is designed to absorbe the momentum of collision and divert energy to deformation thus protecting the reinforced passenger compartment!
Therefore if the front will apear intact it would be much worse!
The rear end of this Tesla is probably made of alluminium casting and the real damage could be seen inside, the external appearance might be misleading.
It is important to note that the major goal is protection of passengers (and pedestrians) and this was not investigated!

[Jonas Bee]

As noted already, the visible damage may look terrible, what actually matters is how it effectively absorbs shocks in order to safeguard the lives of humans inside the vehicle rather than the post-accident auto repair bill/insurance claim.

[Lol]

For those noobs out there, if EV cars totaled, they can't be salvaged unlike ICE cars. So SU7 is no longer fixable

[Glenn b]

We shouldn't be letting Xiomi off the hook this easily, especially since they are a new entry to the automotive space.
It's clear from the damage that the Chinese are still falling back on their old playbook of building cheap products at cheap prices. There is no way that a bumper basher type accident like this should cause such levels of damage as the Xiomi demonstrates. This was a 30kmh accident. Imagine the Xiomi had the accident occurred at, say, 60kmh. There would be very little left of the car (and its driver), and 60kmh is a slow speed!
Articles like this help warn the prospective car buyer before he buys the car. Thanks!

[Impossible]

Heh, Chinese and their tofu industry, not a fan of Tesla either, Musk can f off. It pains me to see that there are still ppl so naive about China and their produce.

[B M]

They're just not crash compatible. This happens whenever the bumper heights of two cars don't align.

This is especially prevalent with the ever increasing heights of SUVs.

[DrivingITwrong]

Jun: You are driving it wrong. We made it as light as possible, so don't crash.