- 24 Oct 11, 16:04#281175
World's fastest ever crash test: Family car vapourised as it smashes into wall at 120mph (a speed most runabouts can hit)
By Gareth Finighan
Last updated at 8:02 AM on 24th October 2011
This is the terrifying moment a Ford Focus smashes into a solid concrete wall at 120mph in the world's fastest ever crash test.
Industry experts EuroNCAP normally crash vehicles at speeds of 40mph when giving production cars a safety rating.
But Five's motoring show Fifth Gear wanted to see what would happen in a head-on collision at three times this speed - a figure most family cars are capable of....
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As much as I hate to pee in Fifth Gear's shreddies, America's Myth Busters already slammed a rocket-powered snow plow into a car at 550 mph (880 kph). And when it comes to crash testing, it matters not whether the bat hits the ball or the ball hits the bat.
By Gareth Finighan
Last updated at 8:02 AM on 24th October 2011
This is the terrifying moment a Ford Focus smashes into a solid concrete wall at 120mph in the world's fastest ever crash test.
Industry experts EuroNCAP normally crash vehicles at speeds of 40mph when giving production cars a safety rating.
But Five's motoring show Fifth Gear wanted to see what would happen in a head-on collision at three times this speed - a figure most family cars are capable of....
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As much as I hate to pee in Fifth Gear's shreddies, America's Myth Busters already slammed a rocket-powered snow plow into a car at 550 mph (880 kph). And when it comes to crash testing, it matters not whether the bat hits the ball or the ball hits the bat.
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