Fifth Gear - 4x4 Crash Test

A big, heavy-duty 4x4 is surely the best thing for keeping your little ones safe on the school run - isn't it? We crash one against an MPV to find out.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Fifth
• Gear
• cars
• 4x4
• mpv
• crash
• tom
• ford
• Vicki
• Butler
• Henderson
• Tiff
• Needell
• Jonny
• Smith
• Jason
• Plato

[jannebannekuk]

Because there was an explosion in it... the airbag is deployed by explosives

[rallychamp2003]

I disagree. This is a very valid test. It replicates reality on the road. There are plenty of early Discoverys and new Espaces on the roads. I worked at the Land Rover factory performing safety test sign-offs on the Discovery prior to its 1989 launch. It is important that people realise that new cars are much more safe than old cars. This test is an eye opener and busts the myth that 4x4s are safe in a crash. And my daily driver is a 1994 4x4.

[dominikwys]

espace is amazing car

[rokijamman]

pause at that 1:31

[stephen98841272]

My dad had a mach 1 discovery.

[MultiEmenems]

Take a Q5, the results changes ;)

[19tuureluur86]

@wannabemedic Well, look at the ammount of money you have to pay for a car.

[wannabemedic]

Strange how they like to crash test new Renault cars against older cars where the Renault always comes off on top.

[Exzmo]

Damn those legs...

[taza11659]

Well good thing I knwo my Subaru has a 5 star safety rating and was one of the first cars ever to ahve 5 stars! makes me sleep well knowing if something happens I will proabably walk away!

[CrazyMalone]

that's the passenger side, not the driver side

[mercycollege123]

that's not a real 4wd anyway