Barbra Mandrell’s Jag XJ was *way* lower than the truck that hit her. Again, it got messed up but she walked away and the other guy died. That said, this is a matter of geometry, not materials in terms of who ends up on top of who.
That’s a one off.
In a head-on with a lower vehicle, such as a Vet, Ferrari, Jag etc, they have much greater chances of going under a higher vehicle such as a pickup. This is pretty basic stuff. Same with low vehicles going under tractor trailers and even guard rails etc. It gets real nasty.