Passive Safety - BMW 1 Series Reference Manual

Additionally, the underbody allows a defined flow of air to be directed to components
subjected to greater thermal load with the use of spoiler edges and ram-air ducts.

Passive Safety

The basics for the E82's bodyshell passive safety are:
• High load-bearing carrier body reinforcements
• Optimum utilization of deformation zones
• Extremely rigid passenger compartment.
The protection of occupants even in the most severe of accidents places high demands
on the structure of the passenger compartment and on the deformation zones at the
front and rear sections of the vehicle.
All external loads acting on the vehicle are absorbed by specially designed load-bearing
reinforcements in the floor assembly, side frame, bulkhead, roof and on luggage compart-
ment partition.
The body structure of the E82 offers occupants maximum safety while optimizing vehicle
weight. The use of high tensile strength steel in large panels complemented by well cal-
culated reinforcements results in a light but rigid and strong bodyshell.
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