Yes. He had gloves because the hot air form the airbag could have burned his skin as it was ejected to the side holes on the moment his head hit the airbag.
In a crash the kinetic energy of both cars will equally distribute on both cars. So in comparison to the NCAP test, the BMW will get hit a little less, and the Megane a little heavier. But that is only deformation energy. In terms of momentum distribution the lighter vehicle will always be the one with the higher deceleration which raises the injury risk for the passangers. (basic physics)
The Volvo was a 940, a car almost identical in structure to the 740 that was introduced in 1982. The BMW 5-series was released in 2004 or 2005, and is a modern car. I’m not disagreeing in that the Mégane is a safe car: I’m just saying that because it is lighter than the BMW, we can’t compare their NCAP results directly.
but in real life, there is no chance that two bmw 5 will crash… bmw 5 could crash on the road with megane, and Megane will pass better… Probably you didn’t see test where little Modus had crash with big volvo which is 1,5 meters longer…Half volvo were crashed, but modus had only front damage…
You can’t say that the Megane is safer than a 5-series, because the results of Euro NCAP are based on a collision with a vehicle of the same weight and size of the car tested, as it effectively “collides into it self” when hitting the deformable barrier.
it’s posible.. 15000 - 20000 is price for 1,5 dCi engine with 80hp, but even for 1,9 dCi with 130hp you should give 32000 euros… New BMW 5 has 4 stars on crash test, so Megane is safetier… And Megane is very luxury and comfortable car…
ja sam imao istu takvu situaciju,drugi vozač je prošao kroz stop!živ sam i zdrav,nisam se niti ogrebao!sva vrata se normalno otvaraju čak sam se i odvezao sa autom do servisa.sva sreća sšto drugi vozač nije niti bio vezan jer bih ga zdrobio.i on je OK ali sam mu savio BX-a kao kiflu.auto mu je totalka.meni je cifra za popravak bila oko 45,000 kn.
on Jul 2nd, 2009 at 10:49 pm
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on Jul 6th, 2009 at 4:48 am
yes i do understand that. So you survive with a burned face and you are blind lol
on Jul 8th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
all airbags are opened by a small charge of explosives, thus the hot air
on Jul 10th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
so its not very safe then ^^
on Jul 13th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
kool take me in the car i want to feel it please
on Jul 15th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
thanks man
on Jul 19th, 2009 at 12:53 am
The **** out cuz im stupid biitch.
on Jul 21st, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Real, it’s a REAL crash test!
on Jul 24th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
so was cooles hab ich noch nie gesehen
echt cool ^^
on Jul 25th, 2009 at 9:29 am
amazing crash.
loved the tiesto at the end =]
on Jul 30th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Yes. He had gloves because the hot air form the airbag could have burned his skin as it was ejected to the side holes on the moment his head hit the airbag.
on Jul 31st, 2009 at 8:52 pm
No man. The Renault company thanked Top Gear for this test saying that they did a good thing showing people that this car is safe as they said.
on Aug 1st, 2009 at 9:24 am
tiesto - dance for life
on Aug 1st, 2009 at 11:50 pm
In a crash the kinetic energy of both cars will equally distribute on both cars. So in comparison to the NCAP test, the BMW will get hit a little less, and the Megane a little heavier. But that is only deformation energy. In terms of momentum distribution the lighter vehicle will always be the one with the higher deceleration which raises the injury risk for the passangers. (basic physics)
on Aug 3rd, 2009 at 10:22 am
“good” if you think that…lol BMW 5 is half meter longer than megane berline, so bmw should be very safe, and it has only 4 stars… so that’s terrible..
on Aug 5th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
The Volvo was a 940, a car almost identical in structure to the 740 that was introduced in 1982. The BMW 5-series was released in 2004 or 2005, and is a modern car. I’m not disagreeing in that the Mégane is a safe car: I’m just saying that because it is lighter than the BMW, we can’t compare their NCAP results directly.
on Aug 9th, 2009 at 9:47 am
but in real life, there is no chance that two bmw 5 will crash… bmw 5 could crash on the road with megane, and Megane will pass better… Probably you didn’t see test where little Modus had crash with big volvo which is 1,5 meters longer…Half volvo were crashed, but modus had only front damage…
on Aug 12th, 2009 at 6:46 am
Still, my point is valid: the results are only relevant to cars of similar weight.
on Aug 14th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
well, bmw 5 has 4 stars on crash test, so on the front size megane is safetier… You can compare megane sedan or laguna with bmw 5 in crash tests..
on Aug 16th, 2009 at 6:41 am
You can’t say that the Megane is safer than a 5-series, because the results of Euro NCAP are based on a collision with a vehicle of the same weight and size of the car tested, as it effectively “collides into it self” when hitting the deformable barrier.
on Aug 17th, 2009 at 3:15 am
it’s posible.. 15000 - 20000 is price for 1,5 dCi engine with 80hp, but even for 1,9 dCi with 130hp you should give 32000 euros… New BMW 5 has 4 stars on crash test, so Megane is safetier… And Megane is very luxury and comfortable car…
on Aug 20th, 2009 at 10:04 am
well not by me…..new car dealers still sell cars with one or even no airbags so hmmm they should be closed down
on Aug 20th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
ja sam imao istu takvu situaciju,drugi vozač je prošao kroz stop!živ sam i zdrav,nisam se niti ogrebao!sva vrata se normalno otvaraju čak sam se i odvezao sa autom do servisa.sva sreća sšto drugi vozač nije niti bio vezan jer bih ga zdrobio.i on je OK ali sam mu savio BX-a kao kiflu.auto mu je totalka.meni je cifra za popravak bila oko 45,000 kn.
on Aug 21st, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Its illegal to drive a car made after 1998 without front airbags