Crash Test 2003 Volvo XC90 (5 M.P.H) Rear into Pole

[mollis123456]

who the hell put that pole there?

[Fahren47]

The excitement was too much... I got a heart attack

[Ankkatulppu]

just a kiss :3

[Gamecrazy117]

could yall imagine 6 mph? damn.....

[BoeingNerd]

Why did they got rid of this test?

[1IdeaAhead]

Fail...

[2007Escalade]

Wow.. Fail. Needs real bumper.

[kostarae]

Poor Volvo.....it pee'd a little! :(

[LilBoy5835]

I Can See Some Damage On The Bumper, What A Waste Of A Nice Volvo!

[spk9grsch]

there goes $800 but still nice car

[richu27]

The fuel started leaking?

[FiredUpZ28]

that'll pop out

[jgcbaiz]

My 940 would have dented the pole ;)

[KLowD9x]

Guys, that liquid is the water from the clogged sunroof drains. All XC90s have clogged sunroof drains.

[just1left2002]

they need to slip it into reverse and try that test again. keep it real world. dont do it in neutral. you dont see me backing into polls in neutral.

[omgwtfbbqgtfo]

lol i backed into a pole with my s10 doin about 5 and bounced off :-P

[rkari120]

Our XC90's PLASTIC bumper backed up at 10 MPH into a Ford Mustang. The bumper was left unscratched; the mustang's side suffered a large dent in the door. Something clicking?

[pisces584]

@rkari120 yay xc90 owners! i feel like we volvo owners are family <3 volvo!

[TheRunescapernerd]

That was the gas tank....i mean the gas came out.

[90Ming90]

i kinda backed into a pole like that with my '84 volvo 760...:D at around 6-7 mph (don't ask)...nothing happened to the bumber:X

[fordf1502]

i own an 02 explorer and an 04 XC90 i have backed into things in my friends dark steep driveway a few times with the explorer suffering nothing more then a scratch i did it with the XC990 and got a dent man was i pissed the back isnt that stable on it

[looncraz]

@fordf1502 Why do you keep backing into things?

[Rick3200]

There goes 6 grand to get it fixed thank god for insurance

[FuckFordGM]

That FUCKIN Volvo is starting to BLEED haha

Junk as usual. Look at the Lexus with the SAME test. Basically nothing on the bumper

[Sims3fan2000]

wut was the liquid that came out at the rear bottom?

[looncraz]

@Sims3fan2000 I think it may be a washer fluid reservoir for the rear wiper - but that seems an odd place to have one, for sure.

[VolvoEP]

my grand dad: Volvo

my dad: Volvo

me hehe: Volvo

and my kids(lol) : Volvo

Volvo For Life

[lonzhao]

I hope you understand that softer bumpers makes the impact much smoother.

[52892e]

That was bad, the rear liftgate was smashed and the bumber was pointless.

[englishtoarab]

so what? the speed was like 10mph and and it slightly hit the pole. not a big deal

[T1carus]

whats the purpose of this test?

[dahgutone]

Everything needs to be tested....

[torod213]

test how it does in the hands of all those housewifes in Dubai that got their driverslicence by mailorder.

[SeatBeltFTW]

@torod213 In dubai women don't drive!

[razorphx]

@SeatBeltFTW y would i drive when i have a driver at my disposal. lol...... *smh

[SeatBeltFTW]

@razorphx What I meant was, in Dubai, and all of Saudi Arabia, it is not legal for women to drive.

If they have a private driver, why not? but they aren't allowed by the government to have a driver's license.

You know that!

I'm not attacking you or anything, I'm just being factual.

[disbsam333]

It shows that this car takes about a grand in damage from a tiny little crash.

[yourwifecalledagain]

@T1carus The Insurance Institute's main goal is to keep costs low for insurance companies. An insurance company will see that your car performed well in this test and give you a lower premium because they won't have to pay as much if you are in an accident like this.

[sdcam101]

everythings plastic!! like most cars out there, buy a TRUCK

[Watcher3223]

@sdcam101

Unfortunately, many trucks don't perform appreciably better in the same test. Some trucks even performed worse than the cars!

It would be more appropriate to say to get a vehicle that has REAL CHROMED STEEL BUMPERS.

[sdcam101]

i agree with u, unless u go to the real trucks. Not a 1/2 ton, but the 1 tons are usually much better, but yet everything these days is getting weaker!

[MistaCJ]

@sdcam101 the reason hardly anyones getting 1 ton trucks anymore if because they take so much gas all there good for is looking at....

[TheAntiricerAKAhp]

wao that rear bumper sure is pointless

[alteclansing3333]

@TheAntiricerAKAhp

The vehicle weighs over 3 tons, imagine the amount of kinetic energy, if you put a hard steel bumper behind its gonna injure the passengers necks dummy, the bumpers gotta be slightly soft to cushion the blow, pick up a physics book for heavens sake

[TheAntiricerAKAhp]

@alteclansing3333 at 5 mph no necks are going to be injured broken or snaped. at 5mph the least a bumper can do is stop the car from getting dented or damaged.

[Jsoto1115]

@TheAntiricerAKAhp it was made more for cars to hit like at a stop light the bumper is relatively cheap and the car wouldnt damage the tailgate or lights. it would be forced under.

[PepsiTasteLikeCoke]

@TheAntiricerAKAhp no?

[toyotas2006]

I expect this out of Ford's, not Volvos

But Ford has owned Volvo, so.......

[jerseyflex238]

...so Ford is not involved in volvo's model range. They just get the paycheck. But Seriously it was a waste of car and time. p.s. Ford plans on selling volvo stocks any buyers out there?

[joman66]

I think some gas came out.. dunno?

[ulyseenardin]

vovlo just squirted... ha ha.. its from the exhaust...

[looncraz]

Can't be... Volvo **LONG AGO** moved the gas tanks between the rear wheels and routed the lines high, covered, and reinforced ( albeit with/by just plastic... ).

I wonder if they are using liquid-filled impact absorbers or something??

Beyond that, maybe a rear window washer reservoir?

I'm confused...

[USGiorgi]

that dent will pop out, but the bumber i dont know. Its a heavy SuV so it had a lot of momentum even at a low speed as this.

[Watcher3223]

@USGiorgi

"that dent will pop out"

Not if the impact has stretched the steel.

[dmanw3]

volvo's are good cars