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

Fifth Gear's Tom Ford setups up the Renault Modus against the Volvo 940GLE Estate in a headon collision crash test. Starking truth about small cars with 5 stars NCAP ratings.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Crash Test
• NCAP Ratings
• Volvo 940GLE
• Renault Modus
• Fifth Gear

[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.

[AdrianC12345]

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

[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.

[Hastrup081290]

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

[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.

[virgata1968]

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

Wanna sit in the Mercedes or the Smart?

[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=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]

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]

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.

[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.