Most people buy a modern car with a five-star safety rating and don’t think twice about what sort of protection they have. While crumple zones and safety cells have progressed hugely in the past decade, we’re still not as safe as we think when we really put the pedal to the metal.
British magazine Fifth Gear has tried to show what sort of destructive forces are involved if you crash your family hatchback at 120 mph or 192 km/h. For this task, an old Ford Focus was used, and while it might not have exactly the same protection as the new one, there’s no denying this isn’t a crash that you’ll walt away untouched from.
And before saying that 120 mph or 192 km/h is too high a speed to even consider testing at, that little voice in your head will tell you it’s not. Both the 1.8-liter and the 2.0-liter version of that very Focus are capable of going over that speed, and some people might be tempted to do so on a straight piece of tarmac.
As a result of the collision with the concrete wall, the Focus is completely destroyed and it doesn’t look like the passengers could have survived, not even in the back. The force of the impact has crumple the car like an accordion and only the rear end is left recognizable.
And before saying that 120 mph or 192 km/h is too high a speed to even consider testing at, that little voice in your head will tell you it’s not. Both the 1.8-liter and the 2.0-liter version of that very Focus are capable of going over that speed, and some people might be tempted to do so on a straight piece of tarmac.
As a result of the collision with the concrete wall, the Focus is completely destroyed and it doesn’t look like the passengers could have survived, not even in the back. The force of the impact has crumple the car like an accordion and only the rear end is left recognizable.
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