Usually, carmakers perform crash tests at 30 to 40 MPH (approx 50 to 65 km/h), but 5th Gear isn’t your typical automaker. So the guys from the British TV Show took two previous generation mid-size European sedans, a BMW 525i and a Volvo 960 and performed a head-on collision with both cars traveling at 60 MPH or 96 km/h. If anything else, the results are chillingly horrifying. –Video after the jumpHead-on Collision BMW 5-Series vs Volvo 960 at 60 MPH
Usually, carmakers perform crash tests at 30 to 40 MPH (approx 50 to 65 km/h), but 5th Gear isn’t your typical automaker. So the guys from the British TV Show took two previous generation mid-size European sedans, a BMW 525i and a Volvo 960 and performed a head-on collision with both cars traveling at 60 MPH or 96 km/h. If anything else, the results are chillingly horrifying. –Video after the jump
