My goal is to a able to dead lift a car.
VW beetle, but lift in the front.
Nothing made in like the last 15 years !! 'Bumpers' any more are pieces of structural PLASTIC behind a bumper cover made of urethane - No guts what so ever. You'd have to go back to a car with a steel bumper, I'd still be very careful. So, look at the jacking instructions that come with the car. IF the jacking instructions use a bumper mount for the jack, you're good to go. IF the jack goes under the body to get a solid lift point, skip that one.
