oblique crash test

oblique crash test
You have seen crash tests where the vehicle slams into a brick wall, but what happens if your vehicle is hit on the front corner. Do you still have the same kind of protection? The oblique crash test determines a vehicle's ability to withstand crashes which may occur to any of its four corners.

Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.

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