Fifth Gear - 60mph Head On Crash

[mrzkhan1]

bmw looked like it was going faster

[turin1]

Lots of cameras around and none got a decent shot.

Come on guys, time to TOP your GEAR.

[AndyB007]

@turin1 Interesting comment! The dry runs completed, the cameras set up accurately at the impact point with room to spare, then on the actual run one of the remote control guys decides not to accelerate so fast! Why? 'Cause he thought it would be better! Result - impact point 10m from all the dry runs and out of view of the fixed high speed cameras. Doh!

[Cars4Life324]

feel sorry for tht poor bimmer :(

[TimpBizkit]

Now what happens at 250mph??

[townace957]

I wouldnt like to be in that volvo

[Scandinavian92]

BMW ftw

[toyotaprius79]

Swedish Perfection 

[Ferrari73703]

@toyotaprius79, Your username is disgusting.

[toyotaprius79]

@Ferrari73703 Well, we all have our own opinions. Your name and your prejudice is predictable also.

[WOGI5M]

what would the g reading be at impact?

[5ky5tr1d3r]

@WOGI5M My judgement....approximately 200,or so...100 is enough to cause death,50 for severe injuries,and 25 minor harms....200 is enough to tear your head off body and eject it through windshield...

[whoiszizou]

I do 90mph all the time if I crash I will instantly die.

[GreatTiberiusJackson]

BMW wins!

[morrarN]

I would rather sit in the volvos backseat.

[tomboneschevy]

omg... GIANT RC CARS!!!

[Toyota4Life]

The crash wasnt really head on.. more to the side of each.

The crash would have been even more worse then this if it was direct head on....

[GIwillo]

@Toyota4Life that was the intention.

[Evo10Rocks]

Damn!!!! :O

[kzm539]

amazing like burnout paradise :D :D

[rifledude28]

wat a waste of two wonderful cars

[fight2befree420]

fucking owwwned

[expurgatetor]

...there would have been no survivors.....air bags would not have helped...

NO SHIT TIFF lol

[expurgatetor]

Thats one of the best examples of being able to feel such impact visually

[YoshiMayhem]

@expurgatetor , it would be better in hd or 3d maybe

[calholli]

what happened to the THREE high speed cameras????

[stonee206]

Why so poor camera views`?

[eestlane]

These old BMW-s are still very popular.Great car!

[KainBaddeley]

I think this is just a prompt to get people with these age of vehicle's to get a brand new car.

[98MAzdaMilleniaS]

These are 20 year old cars before crash testing and safety really started(mid 1990s in when the real concern and changes started, the IIHS really kicked it off). If these were brand new 5-star top safety picks with the strongest safet cages and lowest dummy movement recordings on the market then they wouldve survived.

[calendar11]

@98MAzdaMilleniaS

They wouldn't. G forces would be too high. Search on youtube: Crash test 100km-h VW Golf 2008.

[98MAzdaMilleniaS]

@calendar11 The VW Golf has 2 millimeters :P of crumple zone, If it were a larger car like the ones in this crash test then that would offer more room to help you slow down, like SUVs with hoods that go out 4-6+ feet (especially 5-star crash tested BOF Ones) and full-size cars(5 star) and even a few midsize ones wouldve fared far better than the VW in that crash test, plus 62 mph is different than 60. If the IIHS crashed a car at 40.8 mph then they have to redo it.

[calendar11]

@98MAzdaMilleniaS

@98MAzdaMilleniaS

2 millimeters. Give me real data. Full size cars of course has longer crumple zones but it's still not enough to make survivable g forces. In the video about golf crash biomechanics expert speaks about 120g, 150g or even 200g, when human body can survive about 50 horizontal g, with lifelong damages. So 1 or maybe 2 feet longer crumple zones (compared to golf) in full size cars can't help you at 100km/h crash.

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@98MAzdaMilleniaS

Such crash you would survive unless you drive large modern off-roader and crash into smart or something like that.

[98MAzdaMilleniaS]

@calendar11

youtube.com/watch?v=CJHpUO-S0i­8

Speaking of the Smart Car, it hits at Concrete Wall @ 70 MPH and the driver wouldve survived. Yes I understand its not a car to car accident but the driver still wouldve survived. Also in the real world your chances of survival are that much greater if it is a full frontal wreck, the did offset in the test to show worst case scenario. My Uncle survived a 55-60 mph head on Accident in his Tahoe, he hit a new Ford Expedition that went in his lane

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@98MAzdaMilleniaS

Survival in smart car is far less possible than in that golf. Actually, impossible. Doesn't matter, that smarts passenger cell is almost in tact. Smart has very short crumple zones, so it stops very fast, and the faster you stop, the less chances you have. G loads are just too high. Andy in this video also says, that modern cars are not able to survive such crash. I'm happy about your uncle, but I think the speed was a bit less.

[DarkKnightBob1o1]

this comment was made over a month ago btw. jesus christ.

Some people give ashit too much

[yellowcorba1]

a little duck tape an your good to go.

[Qwertyplum69er]

how many other people said fucken hell?

[rustydog0329]

Chuck Norris would have walked away from either car.

[Watcher3223]

@rustydog0329

Actually, the car Chuck Norris would be driving would come out of it unscathed.

[DarkKnightBob1o1]

This is a 120mph test NOT a 60mph test.

[stonee206]

@DarkKnightBob1o1 Idiot.. Both of the cars are driving @ 60.. 60+60=120, thats why he said 120, AND No car would have survived a 120Mph/200Kph crash at all

[DarkKnightBob1o1]

I think you need to work on your reading comprehension.

Check the title of the video.....idiot

And OBVIOUSLY no car would survive a 120mph crash.

"Stonee206 a model... idiot?"

[stonee206]

@DarkKnightBob1o1 Wtf? You have to say what you mean, and not bullshit, cause what you said, was: This is a 120 mph test NOT 60... FAIL

[DarkKnightBob1o1]

I wasn't talking about about the video I was talking about the title.

I said what I meant. Mabye you should worry about other things if you can't take the hint.

[BrundukasLT]

96km/h + 96km/h = 192 km/h :D

[bengo76]

WTF? how much is 60Mp/h in Km/h?

[Greeny0Pwns]

@bengo76 96 km/h

[jay128k]

@bengo76 60mp/h is about 120 km/h

[bengo76]

@jay128k Thanks alot man u helped me!

[devilshalash]

@bengo76 

[wakojako49]

i love it how unhigh tech they are.... the used strings to control the steering LOL

[TypeRSXk20]

cmon... i hate it when these stupid shows destroy nice cars. Jeremy from top gear recently shot an 500 horsepower evo 8 with a cannon... granted since the car was formerly owned by a drug dealer it was to be destroyed anyway.. still breaks my heart to see that happen... the car wasnt the one dealing drugs... political logic there...

[kbpwnzu]

what the hell that was a waste of a bmw big six

[moderator130]

sounded like a gunshot jeez

[franf7]

meh it'll buff out

[oblongjoeisreal]

My name is Snaglepuss I am an Aligator, I bit it on knee now I'll see ya later.

[trytthisnow]

See how @ 1:02 Bmw's Steering wheel starts shaking, The car was afraid to die :(

[Rafflersauce]

holy shit

[sunpacific]

it'll buff out.

[OTSTRETFORD]

It was only a scratch. My anus can withstand this speed.

[escapedcops08]

@OTSTRETFORD

many years of being trained and months of 2 litres up the dark stink I'm sure yours can.

[OTSTRETFORD]

Oh it can.

[KeiichiTsuchiyadrift]

These cars came to the USA and were fixed up at a body shop, now on a used car dealership lot to be sold to an unsuspecting yank. Hopefully a soccer mum.

[GraveDiggerIII]

the slow motion looks pretty cool. the beamer kinda goes through the volvo.. the left headlight of the volvo keeps going for a while after the impact

[Stralle92]

I would like if they crashed Citroen Xm,he is the same age as BMW and Volvo,Xm look's tough.

[CarzanpaintBall4life]

dusted...enough said

[smiffy1071]

Even if the safety cell of either car were intact, you would still have been killed by massive internal injuries.....this is how Diana was killed.

[udynick]

diana is still a live i was on a date with her yesturday , she had a salad then i gave her some special mayonnaise to taste

[smiffy1071]

dirty boy! ;)

[lfsracer79]

@smiffy1071

She died because she didn't wear the seat belt and she hit the front seat. Her bodyguard did wear it and he survived.

[LLCoolPass]

why wear seatbelts

[zilezid]

Speed=dead

[rx8productionz]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM 3:06

[jessiejames2012]

at 1:10 look at the headlight still goin lol

[purpleGoAhead]

ever heard of "reflection" and "sun"?

[jessiejames2012]

@purpleGoAhead wtf does that mean

[SzfajcarsGirl]

1:10 :o

[brewyn243]

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jessiejames2012]

that shit was crazy

[TheEverythingKing85]

my uncle survived a closing speed of about 140 mph he was in a van and another person in a compact car going the opposite way on the other side of the freeway and the guy in the compact car got a heart attack or fell asleep (police are not sure) and there was no barriers on the median of the freeway so the compact car went down the ditch in the median(not a wall) and smashed into the car my uncle was in and my uncle was the driver and the impact was on the driver side and he survived :0

[corollamandx89]

why dont they do the crash head on.....license plate to license plate....

[Ty4ons]

Because very few crashes like that happen and this way of crash testing is a lot tougher for the car.

What killed the passangers here were the g-forces. The best way to reduce them is a longer front,

[smiffy1071]

Because very few real life accidents are full head on. Most people would try to avoid each other, unless they were asleep at the wheel.

[mipmipmipmipmip]

well, (overtaking) on provincial roads are were most of the nastiest accidents happen, and there there are no dividers between the two directions of traffic.

[proffesorcaresser]

haven't seen fifth gear 'cept on here...........do love a good head on but!!!

[looncraz]

Even IF a car were to be made to withstand the forces, the occupants would suffer tremendous injuries at best.

[poomuncher5000]

way to totally destroy an e34. you guys fail top gear FTW

[SCR09213]

i couldnt agree with you more mate

[poomuncher5000]

ive got an e34 in my driveway, shes rubbish has a new tranny and coolant system and the trannys still leaking. lol but still topgear FTW still

[eaglei]

people that say fifth gear sucks and top gear rules talk as if they have a stake in the top gear program ie they talk as if they had put their money in top gear either in producing the program or in gambling bet. i like both programs because of the most important reason-they are made to entertain us free of charge maybe except for the stupid tv license shit(top gear). if u dont like either program, click on another video no need to type negative remarks about the brand etc. imo

[f4r20]

so airbags a for relatively slow speed crashes

[ZesPak]

true, but also high speed. 120mph (closing speed) are just immense speeds... massive amount of energy to disperse.

[MrPhilsta]

jesus!!!

[Planeguy13]

So when the IIHS or other offset crash tests are conducted at 40mph its really equal to two cars hitting head on at a relatively low speed of each traveling at 20mph?

[FantomLightning]

NO older cars are not very safe other than the chevy lumina 2 GEN and the IIHS test is if you were to hit a car of the same size.

[trucksoner]

no it's like 2 cars hitting head-on both going a bit less than 40 mph, because even though there's now 2 things going ~40, there's also 2 crumple zones.

the IIHS's barrier crumples a bit though

[12ozwrecker]

OMG...that is the most evil sound...just close your eyes and listen to it...like a cannon

[scarface456123789]

Holy shit xD

[Toyota4Life]

God damn....

Really make you think twice...

[spriggan969]

about what? :P

[1pinchipendejo]

lol...At least the engine is OK!

[Algidcomedy]

ebay time!

[omocorp]

Lesson to be learned: don't drive your car at 60mph head on into another car going the same speed.

[Metalgear55]

its 120 mph

[clothearednincompoop]

I guess some say this isn't a head on crash, as this an offset crash. Only part of the front ends impact. And that's also the problem with these older cars. The Volvo 900 series certainly did have a safety cell, but the design wasn't that great in an offset crash, which nowadays is the standard EuroNCAP frontal impact crash. The Volvo 850 probably would do a bit better. But as some have pointed out, too much deceleration will still kill you, even if the safety cell were intact.

[catlopy47cp]

1:06 is insane!

[lsass]

1:05 teki hızlara bakın bmw volvodan kat kat hızlı girio çarpışmaya

fizik kurallarını göz önüne alırsak hızlı olan her zamn karşısındakini dağıtır

ikiside aynı hızla gitse yani eşitlik olsa sonç bambaşka olurdu

[blazerx920]

if you think modern cars would do better you are wrong

this old cars are made from steel and not from lite tin like todays cars

drive carefully

[Commodore1236]

just to correct you dude.

modern cars are disigned to absorb the shock, the whole body will, thats what they call a body shell that is used in new cars like the merc , BMW, and the luxes .

so even if the crash was head on, even the rear of the car will be dameged, cuz a part of the shock will be transsmitted to it through the body shell, redusing the damage that will be done to the inside of the car, the cocpet

= saving the passengers, but totally destroying the car

gday ;)

[swordfish1986]

Huh, there speaks the expert. Utter nonsense.

[samsemtex]

You dont think modern cars are better? Are you serious? A modern car will try to absorb the energy rather than having it pass straight through the chassis and into your body. The more energy the car absorbs the better the chances of survival.

Big heavy solid old cars made from steel do not fold well and will kill you. You clearly dont understand the physics behind modern safety cells.

[sourceofnoise]

what he was saying was about the A pillar. the front body of a modern car should crush to absorb the impact whilst the A pillar should withstand it to protect the passenger from sandwiching between the dashboard and the seat.

[nflpanthersrock]

holy sht

[CookieMonzta1995]

2 words: get owned

[montystokefaiers]

1:33 , Becuase the car isent acually head on!

So why fucking call it a head on crash ?

[kellkan69]

looks head on to me.... how would you describe it?

[RandomPivotMaker]

DAM!!!

[cZ14XpE]

The VOlvo is more solid than a Boomvi

[swordfish1986]

...and the tree is more solid than the Volvo. And the rock is more solid than the tree. Were the cars damaged at the crash?

[cZ14XpE]

Once, I've an accident on a Boom W, I've chance to be not dead. In a Volvo, I feel more safe than others cars...

[myPETsnailFRED]

ouch..

[TheKevomatic]

bäm

[hrthrhs]

just incredible. It sounded like a bomb blast or something. I reckon they should've put crash dummies in the car. We obviously know what would be left of the driver but i would've liked to see what would happen to dummies in the passenger seats.

[ikbenhetzoergbeu]

The problem with accident is the energy that is releasd. Roughly it's (impact = weight X speed.)So The heaviest has more chance to push the other car aside. This increases the time/distance in which it comes to a stop. Result: less G-forces for the people inside leading to theoretical less injury. (This is what airbags do) ONE PROBLEM. the energy released in a big crash is so massive that the car's structure will collaps, crushing everybody inside. At the moment French cars are the strongest

[wheeliehome]

Not really check out fifth gears volvo 850 vs renault modus. Modus is much lighter but is alot better

[5853599ktm]

I have to say, you are very smart.

[ICEMANZIDANE]

wooow

[skillz03784]

thats a waste of a BMW...could of just gave it to me lol

[gope9390]

I Totally Agree

[431839221]

omg i drive that bmw

[FordNissanChevy]

and thats why you drive the biggest vehicle as possible

[johnmadden1989]

but a renault megane has a higher safety rating than any suv.

[FordNissanChevy]

its all about weight. small vs big head on, its simple really, unless you hit something that wont move, then you got problems

[LasteroBlue]

This is true. But, for example NCAP ratings is defined as impact with a similar size car. This does not tell you the story when hitting a larger car.

[dennieb1]

Wasn't that Quintin Wilson at the beginning?

[ninteh]

yeah, tiff and quentin left or got sacked from top gear and formed fifth gear i think, was ages ago

[dennieb1]

What happened with Quintin actually, i can't find anything about his further carreer

[luyuan20]

This is a pretty good example of what could happen on a Canadian freeway, as most of Canada's highways allow you to drive minumum 40mph and maximum 75mph slightly faster than the teast in this video. I think this video reminds us to think twice before turning into the passing lane.

[dvanderp71]

Useless test - in a modern car you'd also be killed because of the immense deceleration forces at these very high speeds.

Your corpse might look better because of the airbags, but you'd still be dead.

[voiceofreason2008]

its showing you what would happen if you crashed at these speeds which on uk roads is entirely possible

[rangerocker]

no one cares just wanna see carnage..

[510markman510]

thats cool and i love that the number plate said 'tiff'

[sethnab]

holy crap i wish i had that kind of remote control car

[millyb1983]

Sounds like a bomb going off.

[123193]

seen it yesterday! lets chat

i cant watch this video wK

[alemag87]

Was that a 740 or a 940?

[Lillie1986]

940

[matoy77]

chilling.

[hipvspec]

how can they have that many cameras and yet they still couldn't manage to capture a good view of the collusion (this is just purely opinion)

[khasperg]

In march, I had a head on collision at 55 mph each head on when someone swerved into my lane. I was in a volvo s40, he was in a 4 door wrangler. I had a shattered femur, ruptured spleen, fractured skull, 4 broken ribs, head lacerations, and a grapfruit sized open wound on my leg. I was in the hospital for 5 wks. It was bad, but I think the volvo kept me from dying since his car outweighed mine by a full ton. He was fine...douche.

[paganizondafr]

That sounds bad! I wish you good health in the future.

[Bassmasta94632]

ha my brother has a volvo s80 and im gettin a 2 door wrangler....i just found it funny...........but the s80 actually weigh more than the wranglers...im guessing the s40s dont

[bixxius]

sorry i don't get why what you said is supposed to be funny o_O

[Bassmasta94632]

ehh kinda...i just found it funny in my own life...you dont have to laugh....it was amusement for me and if i spelled anything wrong i am sorry

[minibus9]

very intresting

[grahamboy1010101010]

BOOOO fifth gear stinks!

TOP GEAR rules!

[Djjaddy2009]

I agree

[affsuck]

The back seat did allright, no?

[Wallenstein]

You would still be dead regardless. Your internal organs would literally rip from your body in a fraction of a second.

[monkeybusiness124]

What did they expect! Its going to hurt. Just dont drive at some doing 60mph. simple.

[e34king]

I love the sound of that old BMW straight 6, 12 valve engine being worked like at 00.55!!

[hrford]

I think you've commented on the wrong video!

[LivingDorian]

this show just seems so cheesy, poor quality

[DPOC1234567]

Holy Fcuk Batman thats one bad ass accident!!

[darkeneddreams]

....and the motto of the story is; dont crash head on at 60mph, And if you do, do it remote control style! lol

[KingCyrisus]

the bimmer demolished the volvo=D

[AMAGILLSON]

it all depends on the type of car. prince naseem survived a head on crash wivut a scratch. he was driving a mercedes slr while the other driver was driving a ford and he suffered multiple broken bones in almost every major part of his body.

[medlgr]

I done that a few years ago. Smashed head on. Lost my license for 3 years and only got away without Jail because, and i have no idea how, no one was badly injured!!!!

I'm telling you, its not worth over taking those sunday drivers, sit back, chill and take your time people!!!

[prettyreshma]

thats the last time i speed, i swear to god when i saw and heard that impact it sent a shiver down my spine, SCARY SHIT MAN, WAKE UP CALL!!!!!!

[speedinginmyporsche]

Bullshit at 100mph you feel awesome and super power! Faster you go less pain you feel on impact.

[whattheheck1000]

I'd rather crash at 30 than 60.

[Jlowe110]

Really? Because i'd rather crash at 60.

Idiot.

[whattheheck1000]

Look what happens at 60? Instant death.

At 30? Minor injury at most.

[Jlowe110]

Lol, I meant that's common sense. Of course, everyone would.

[rjattack19]

doesn't everyone die instantly? one moment your alive, the next dead? lol

[whattheheck1000]

I'm 16 and would rather live through a car crash.