Fifth Gear - Size Doesn't Matter (Crash Test)

[SageRai]

Lame, here in the united states it's suv, large sedan, truck vs small car, guess what small car loses a lot. When I am going to have a family of my own, I am not going to buy a freaking prius, yaris or Honda fit ...Hell no. Big suv or large sedan. Safety over efficiency, No human being is worthless then saving a few buck,

[Brian500R]

skip to 5:30 to avoid listening to some jack off ramble on about shit you already knew.

[virgata1968]

Have checked the video and can only say that Fifth gear loos more stars in haven now. They also took the engine away from the Volvo. If you not know how much it has to do to the whole safety sturcture, you shall not do a test like this. Prbably the gearbox and the driveaxle is taken away to, Who also has to the impactzone and safety to do. Make it again 5G.

And make it right, then we will see how it ends.

A big diffrense ofc.

[Hastrup081290]

@virgata1968 Sorry to say but - at 7.10 you can see the engineblock :(

[virgata1968]

Omg of course size does matters. Here one of my favourite programs lose several points.

Do a realistic crasch instead with new cars, with same NCAP points from same testperiod of NCAP, either form NCAP1 or NCAP2 not one from each one. Both from same!. The you will see the differense!

[virgata1968]

youtube.com/watch?v=QXunnaaYtz­0&feature=related

youtube.com/watch?v=58zqJCtUjS­I&feature=related

youtube.com/watch?v=G0W1DkhRbX­o&feature=relmfu

Here are 3 more realistic tests, and second I bet that Fifth gear didnt where first with a big vs small car crash test.

[virgata1968]

youtube.com/watch?v=uHiYSAenan­M&feature=related

After you have seen this I bet you choose the Camry before the Yaris.

Those are Ecual in NCAP.

[virgata1968]

youtube.com/watch?v=ueafSvK9T-­M&feature=related

Wanna sit in the Mercedes or the Smart?

[XploiTee]

NO Engine in the volvo BS Crashtest!! , and i think they Weakened The volvo's crumple zone

[NAGULNR2]

the end quote was extremply stupid at 8:48 ,compare for example a 2011 Audi A1 with a 2011 Audi Q7,not a 2011 A1 with a 1960s car

[racingbackwords]

so i guess what they are saying is not to buy a new car like the renault because it could kill someone in an old car i know the car im going to buy now a volvo the older styled one!!!

[malthe12321]

Do a crash test with Renault 21 from 1990 and a Volvo S80 from 2012. :D

[FelixCroatia]

But Alfa hit me much slower speed.

I had 5 point belts, cause when you drive Land Rover Defender, crumple zone is the other car.

However, LR Defenders are very unsafe in case of roll-over, but I have roll-cage and bull bar(for front collisions)

[FelixCroatia]

I had 2 trafic accidents with my Land Rover Defender, both times hit form rear by 2 cars. One was alfa 159, cca 2008, other was old merc S-class, cca 2000. I come out only with some minor dents and paint chips from other cars. Merc hit me quite fast while i was standing on red light, cca 40mph(60kmh)(drunk driver), Alfa while i was moving (I hit the brake cause of drunken pedestrian).

Merc was almost utterly destroyed, broken glass, engine bay, etc...alfa with bonnet and lights crushed.

[virgata1968]

Do you say that the alfa is way safer then the mercedes?

Then I say ROFLOL, for the first there are 2 big diffrenses between your 2 accidents, one you where stand still at redlight when merc crashed into you at your behind. The second when you where moving, how big diffrens in speed was it when the alfa hit you from behind 5-10mph.

So if you cant understand that tehn your way out in desert and talking, and on dagerous ground.

[virgata1968]

And last to get hit from behind mostly dosent make big insurance om the driver or frontpassenger in any car like it does to the hiting car coming from behind. But the biggest risk to get a Viplash is when you get hit from behind like you got by the mercedes, and it does matters alot how new car you sit in then. Most new cars have viplashimpact-defens system in ther chairs. My Volvo 850 from 1992 has it, and are still a very good one compared to the new.

[kyle13131]

This comes down to crashing a new car into an old one. not surprising at all.

[1997seanmac]

thats it im buying a tank then ill be safe in a motorway accident! i hope?

[lucasorcorey]

volvos are a piece of shit anyways lol

[virgata1968]

Well based on what?

[MrVac14]

3 people got that volvo

[Galley415]

myth busters proved that two cars going at each other at the same speeds only equals the speed of one of the cars velocity

[philiphuynh]

@Galley415 sounds like physics... 

[MrVac14]

@Galley415 only if they are the same weight

[theguyyah]

watch it crashed gave me the goosebumps

[Volvo745T]

I guess the distinctive Volvo red block is shrouded under the mass of twisted metal. But this would have been a different outcome if the Renault had hit more in the middle, so the impact was supported by the engine. That would have taken the brunt of the collision and avoided the Renault slicing past the engine and breaching the interior cabin.

[likeaprayer111]

Renaults are shit. I would own the volvo wagon anyday. And lets be honest...you better damn well believe a 25 year old car will not be beat by a new car...christ almighty, I mean really.

I still think in real life circumstance the Volvo would win. I mean I got in an accident with my 1991 940 with a Toyota Camry, he hit my left front end. I got a small, 5cm dent and 2 small scratches.. And my left turning signal casing was shattered...the Camry...well that's a different story.

[SOSFreezer]

5:28 for start....

[cowee2]

That's bad comparation, a) older and newer technology b) older car is never safer, because of corrosion, wear, etc.

Hoh much cost Renault beating Volvo in safe test? :)

Try it with new V70, thats relevant

[rukuschmu]

nice test but there are 15 years of development between this 940 and the Modus.

[THGsyndromet]

i hate when they are comparing an old car with a new car

[max963fan]

@THGsyndromet

yes it is unfair



[MVdesign]

crash starts at 5:30

[btownkidd06]

they should test a exotic car

[peter455sd]

Both cars are crap,try a Ford Crown Victoria against the Renault

[seapeddler]

With the new Renault, I think a fair match would be an offset test with a Harrier jet.

Of course, who would clean up all the hair ?

[Indianmalujl]

Crash Test Starts At 5:20

[supernova743]

likely everyone involved would be killed, and if you weren't then walking would be the last of your concerns.

Did anyone else feel this was a big advertisement for the Modus?

[ValiantBandit]

LET'S NOT MENTION THE FACT THE GUY'S HEAD IN THE MODUS SNAPPED LIKE A DAMNED YO-YO!

Yeah, the driver in the Volvo is going to have head injuries. But they're gonna live. The person in that Modus won't. Watch the dummy's head in the Modus - that's a fatality.

AGAIN, I want to see that little rinky dink car directly head on that Volvo. There's a reason why they won't show crashes like that.

[JBTester30]

"time to rethink that convention" It's an older Volvo that was safe for it's time period, but standards change, especially in the last decade. If this Renault went up against a full sized Mercedes sedan of the same year I know the Mercedes would fair better.

[soerbj]

try crashing the 940 with a renault fuego;)

and, btw, where is the red block engine in the volvo?

[pogly100]

Well, at least the Volvo will start every day...

[ElasticyBand]

"Size doesn't matter"- Yeah right. Replace the Renault Modus with a G-Whizz. The Volvo would plough through it. This isn't a fair test.

[password7891]

@ElasticyBand to be honest the g-wizz is a very small car and and has a very strong body just like the modus

[coxy0n360]

get a tank

[coxy0n360]

Ok if size don't matter let's put the modus up against a 37.5 tonne truck. A modern Volvo would plough through the modus

[Ferrari73703]

I crashed a Hyundai into one of those Volvos at 55 mph and the Volvo did much better. The clutch pedal was shoved up, the roof came down, even the boot lid broke loose and smashed into the back window, thank god I had no children back then.

[FURY1958]

This test is unfair. They're trying two models with 19 years security design between them. What would happen when a Modus will crash to a car from year 2020?Probably the Modus will be the loser.

[23AClark]

@FURY1958 This is how real life is. Since when does everyone has new cars. Think about this for a moment.

[Hdnsbr]

It's only physics. The Volvo slowed down in 1,5m while Renault 0,3m. (approximately) So, the deceleration (negative G) was bigger in the Renault. In this case it doesn't matter what happen with the car.

[WhiteIceMan3]

looks like at 7:58, the airbag was stolen from the volvo or previously removed.

[GM572]

@WhiteIceMan3

Totally saw that. Who knows what other alterations they might have done to that Volvo(weakening chassis, removing structural components, etc) in order to obtain their desired crash result. This material is clearly a publicity piece for Renault.

People should look through what it's shown on TV and see past the appearances.

[whattheheck1000]

I really think a ~1985 Volvo is safer than a 2004 Renault Modus... now a 1960s-earlier Volvo is a totally different story. 19 years isn't a terribly long time...

[WhiteIceMan3]

@whattheheck1000 19 years of new safety technology has passed between that time.

[whattheheck1000]

@WhiteIceMan3 Well Volvo is ahead of Renault on safety technology... a 1985 Volvo is probably as safe as safe as a typical 1992 car. Now the Modus is as safe as a typical c. 2007 car (15 years ahead) but that big of a size difference matters more than just 15 years of progress.

May 14, 2011 9:09 pm

[WhiteIceMan3]

@whattheheck1000 I'll agree with you. Volvo is a company that focuses on safety. Renault is just catching up. Since it isn't like M-B and Volvo who are leaders in safety, time will have to be put in the factor to determine when minicars can get such safety.

[Hawkster0001]

Doesn't matter, the people in the little car would have broken there necks from the g's

[98MAzdaMilleniaS]

This test is decieving, its comparing how safe cars where and how safe they are now, if this test was about vehicle size then they would have included a 5-star rated full size vehicle. Larger cars ARE in fact safer in head on wrecks such as this. Watch this test by the IIHS, it was at 40 mph between sub-compact cars and mid-size, the drivers of the mid-size wouldve walked away, the sub-compact drivers would have died instantly.

[98MAzdaMilleniaS]

youtube.com/watch?v=cu95gB04VC­4

[bartoszrybacki]

@98MAzdaMilleniaS

but it's about the size as the only factor, as people are using it. you can often hear that old big car is safer than new mini.

But Your arguments are true.

[monsterenergy713]

I'm buying the safest car in the world... The hummer H1

[atami210]

Get a Cadillac Escalade.

Enough said.

[AdrianC12345]

Wow, good thing that newer Volvos are way safer, that was a 25 year old car though.

[truebrittoo]

A big surprise, I would have bet on the volvo!! Would still rather be in my Defender 110 though .

[NicholasMOng]

yeah, so did i. honestly, a defender isn't going to do too well in similar condition either. doesn't mean it's all bad though. i love the defender.

[10yroldcarlover]

@NicholasMOng it would take 20 years for the defender to reach 40mph so you wont crash

[mamasboy1231]

it must have crushed the engine in the volvoit looks like it would hert in the real thing are u british thats cool if u are but are u

[NicholasMOng]

nope i'm not.