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"the X suffered a direct impact with a narrow slice of concrete."

Does anyone know if that sort of impact would be what the IIHS calls small overlap frontal crash? IIRC when they added that test in 2012, many previously very safe cars were found to do poorly in that specific test because so much energy is concentrated into a very small area.

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I was watching videos of that test and I actually laughed as a Volvo s60 abruptly careened off to the right as the overlap object hit a deflection bar/panel in the engine compartment, thereby protecting the passenger area. Living up to its reputation as very safe vehicle.

Got a link?

probably this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSYLE55iYj0

or the more recent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnRIwQn9SA8

the latter is imo even more amazing

Yup it was something very very similar to these, by the same organization.

There is also one with an Tesla, and I think that it looks worse than any of the two Volvos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMcuiFmIQTo

I believe it was this organization, from maybe the year 2015. http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings

Volvo has publicly said that their objective is always years ahead from the testing bodies, so they have done (and designed for) the small overlap scenario for years.

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