Fifth Gear – Renault Modus v Volvo 940 Crash Test
January 20th, 2010 | by admin | Free Car Quote! Free Car Quote! Free Car Quote!
Where are you better off in a head-on crash? A modern-day 5* Euro NCAP car, or an old banger that’s built like a tank?
Duration : 0:3:31
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By vlystr on Jan 20, 2010
GO VOLVO!
I think …
GO VOLVO!
I think there’s something spoky with this video… The volvo should just plow the Renault in two pieces, or that’s what I wanted at least…
By innocentconvict on Jan 20, 2010
hell the volvo …
the volvo looks better even after :O
By nanth85 on Jan 20, 2010
the engine is …
the engine is removed from the volvo…. LOL… Remove the engine from the modus and the volvo punches through to the trunk.
A very high amount of energy is absorbed by the engine and its mounts so this is not a fair test.
By JoinX3000 on Jan 20, 2010
Provide a source to …
Provide a source to that video, please?
By ichundichundduunder on Jan 20, 2010
i would like to see …
i would like to see the same test with the steering wheel on its original site. This does make a difference indeed. There have been many crash tests profing that.
By Mar4elR on Jan 20, 2010
i think that volvo …
i think that volvo is doing very well.. this volvo is old.. but modus is new.. so make a conclusion
By Benjimindle on Jan 20, 2010
that modus is …
that modus is operating on the same saftey principle as 4×4’s, build the frame as strong as possible, forcing the other car to absorb your kinetic energy as well as its own. basically, it is designed to kill the person in the other car, rather than absorb the collision.
the Volvo, on the other hand, uses a long bonnet and crumple zone to protect both drivers.
and the modus is ugly.
By kingeddy137 on Jan 20, 2010
be4 the crash
… 
but that little renault did it’s job 
be4 the crash
By Zeamus634 on Jan 20, 2010
@oreilly2118
Yeah …
@oreilly2118
Yeah, I’d put up my V70 as well.
By TheMokhtarr9 on Jan 20, 2010
No mreggwhites i …
No mreggwhites i think in america they are No renaults …”I think”………..
By nw609 on Jan 20, 2010
Just goes to show …
Just goes to show how many advances there have been in recent years. Volvos were famously designed to crumple like that ‘crumple zones front and rear’ was one of their key safety messages, as it absorbs the kinetic energy. But obviously many modern cars are safer still.
By Banjalukagimanazija on Jan 20, 2010
i had a crash in a …
i had a crash in a renault megane and i walked away.
By Metalmaniac87 on Jan 20, 2010
But the Volvo looks …
But the Volvo looks better, bevor the crash
By oreilly2118 on Jan 20, 2010
i would take the …
i would take the tank any day! has anyone else seen the volvo crash test videos? i have a volvo 740, and i would take that tank any day. how about we try this again with the volvo’s engine and crossbar?
By litllesoldier92 on Jan 20, 2010
that volvo is old …
that volvo is old and dthe rnault have new safety technick
By MRkallek91 on Jan 20, 2010
fuck you all who …
you all who get in my way!
the 2.5 ton Chevy Van rams you!
By paap01 on Jan 20, 2010
Both cars are …
Both cars are without engine. The test is about the building quality of the body. See a slightly different version of this test on “123video”. At least in this version you can see both crossbars were in and both engines were out.
By MrEggwhites on Jan 20, 2010
Y don’t we hav …
Y don’t we hav renaults in da US?
By TESTASPEEDER on Jan 20, 2010
CptSchmidt,you have …
CptSchmidt,you have a point there….I was soooo surprised with this outcome,I have a Volvo 850,Volvo is 1 of the best car manufacturers,mine has 400.000 on the clock,drove 1 year without a single penny on her….sorry but those French cars are POS IMO….
By MrJaworify on Jan 20, 2010
WOW THAT IS SUPER …
WOW THAT IS SUPER CRASH
By Hakholt on Jan 20, 2010
2:10, “half of it’s …
2:10, “half of it’s nose had just dissapeared”, so where did the Volvo’s engine go? Or did this one just have “a nose”.
By eatwesty on Jan 20, 2010
i agree with you …
i agree with you CptSchmidt i had a 1985 volvo 740 gle and i personally hit two telephone poles trying to drift it… stupid i know but i rebounded off of both of them and managed to only lose one blinker lens lol great cars alltogether. i would take another volvo any day!!!
By Turbotrips on Jan 20, 2010
fake…
fake…
By CptSchmidt on Jan 20, 2010
They took the …
They took the engine out of the Volvo. They also took the aluminum front crossbar. That is evidenced by the footage at 2:01. The cross bar would have either broken out of the left side of the Volvo’s bumper or it would have torn through the Renault. As you can see, there is no crossbar because neither happens.
At 2:15, you can tell the guy is reading something that you know Renault paid him to say. It sounds more like a Renault press-release than anything else.
By lalbruiz on Jan 20, 2010
Whoever has a Volvo …
Whoever has a Volvo sell it now before it´s too late…before they transform such a fine brand into a pitiful chinese POS car. Too bad there was not somebody else than Geely with the big pockets to keep Volvo in good hands.