If you compare the images of the Model S on: Small overlap front: http://www.iihs.org/frontend/iihs/ratings/images/api-rating-image.ashx?id=4125&width=800 http

If you compare the images of the Model S on: Small overlap front: http://www.iihs.org/frontend/iihs/ratings/images/api-rating-image.ashx?id=4125&width=800 http://www.iihs.org/frontend/iihs/ratings/images/api-rating-... Moderate overlap front: http://www.iihs.org/frontend/iihs/ratings/images/api-rating-image.ashx?id=4221&width=800 http://www.iihs.org/frontend/iihs/ratings/images/api-rating-... You can clearly see a difference where the structural integrity of the door area begins to fail. Compare that to the BMW 5 series in small overlap front: http://www.iihs.org/frontend/iihs/ratings/images/api-rating-image.ashx?id=4344&width=800 http://www.iihs.org/frontend/iihs/ratings/images/api-rating-... There doesn't appear to be any structural damage to the door area.