OMG... how sad. Prayers sent. My heart breaks for the two guys in the ElCamino.
I guess this duplicates the Malibu vs a better full frame car that some in the collector car community said would show the older car to be safer in a corner frontal.
I was interested by the comments section in this particular Jalopnick article about the Malibu vs the 59 Bel Air where allegations were made that the IHS test was somehow rigged and Jalopnick investigated.
Discussion here:
https://jalopnik.com/5364071/yes-the...-had-an-engine
Those Malibu's are super safe in a frontal crash. I have one for that very reason.