Panoramic Roof Rollover

Sunroof moonroof rollover ejections safety experts agree that large panoramic sunroofs or moonroofs intensify the risk of serious injury or death via vehicle ejection during a rollover accident.

Panoramic roof rollover.

When it comes down to it a panoramic sunroof is essentially a giant hole in the roof of your vehicle and while they do contribute to the structural rigidity of the vehicle it ll never be as good or as strong as a vehicle with a conventional roof. A panoramic sunroof creates a large hole in the roof of your vehicle. Panoramic roofs do not perform well in rollovers because almost the entirety of the roof is glass. If you re considering purchasing a vehicle with a panoramic sunroof think again.

In a crash the glass could shatter or get damaged but the main concern is that any occupant in the car that isn t wearing a seatbelt could be thrown out of the car and through the broken sunroof. The pillars and beams absorb almost all of the forces induced during a. With this in mind a sunroof has no tangible effect on the structural rigidity or strength of a car even during a rollover. If the design encompasses the entire upper structure then you do gain an advantage in the fact that there is more structural rigidity than if nothing was there at all.