The crumple zones are unaffected by the casts and the casts can crumble as well. But if the car gets deformed beyond a certain point, it would be totalled anywa

The crumple zones are unaffected by the casts and the casts can crumble as well. But if the car gets deformed beyond a certain point, it would be totalled anyway. If you look at pictures of the casts, the front ones mount the wheels but end there, the rest of the car ahead of them is made from sheet metal and metal bar with the purpose of crumbling easily.