Because at the time when this video was filmed, Renault was by far the safest car brand in the world, it had most cars with 5 starts on EuroNCAP, and let me remind you, first car ever to get 5 stars was a Renault Laguna, not a Volvo. At the time S60 barely got 4 starts.
+Milos Jovicic I know this is an old comment but it's even funnier when you realize that its in the same area (possibly the same street) of where they filmed that Bittersweet Symphony music video.
We have a Megane 2 Hatchback 1.4 (2008) and despite the odd niggle with electrical problems and these have been few and far between, the Renault seems to be a sturdy car. We had a crash with a Hyundai 130i a few months back when the Hyundai driver crossed in front of us. The Renault needed a new headlight, the plastic bumper (tampon) needed plastic welding as did the front wing, plus paint, total cost 328GBP (sterling) and we suffered not a scratch. The Hyundai was written off after the subframe had become detached from the body shell and both occupants suffered minor injuries. Say what you will about Renault but our Megane was back on the road in two days, built like a tank as they say and the Hyundai sits on top of a pile of cars at the local breakers yard!
@@MrSupercar55 I used to own an i40. It was the most expansive car I have ever owned for repairs and I only had it 11 months. It was 7 years younger than the Passat it replaced and I thought getting a newer car would have cost me less to run. I will not buy another Hyundai. Also their UK customer service is terrible as well as the dealer network.
1.4 was the worst engine in those since it's the same engine from a Clio but with a different computer. Apperently 1.4 Megane had problems with computer which made the engine iddle,bbehave wrong with huge malfunctions. We had 1.6 and never nothing except when engine didn't recognize the slot card and the car did but this was common on 2nd gen Megane
@@mikebird7161 Some Hyundais are hit or miss. I still don't get why people buy Kias which is a lower tier Hyundai. If you really think good value is supported with a 7 year old warranty I've got a bridge to sell to you. Or those new Vitaras and say they are good cars. Japanese car made in China/Hungary with parts from Malasya and a Fiat computer
I had a crash in a clio 2 exactly the same as this down to the positioning. Was a pleasant experience indeed, apart from the car being written off obviously. Renault has my trust!
We owned that car for 10 years. Only once have we had an issue where my father was passing by a construction site and the magnet messed up the slot key,could open the door but the engine wouldn't register it. Just don't buy the 1.4 version
@Sapizanza wow that's impressive, did you own the actual one in this video? I've since bought a phase 3 clio as my first car which I've owned for 3 years now, I think that design has aged well too along with the megane, i've made a couple of videos about it on my channel feel free to check them out, what's wrong with the 1.4 version?
My first car (which I still drive) is a 2006 low-end 1.6L 16V Renault Mégane 5-door hatch, and apart from the odd electrical failures (driver’s side window, and a few others) and some particularly not-built-to-last plastic hinges on some of the door compartments, the car gets along well. It has plenty of power for a family hatch and has good economy and is built pretty well.
@CarlosBna Yes, really. What E46 is in your photo? VANOS, bore or disintegration of the rear bulkhead so far? Bonus issues include just about anything electrical and lots of rust research days.
@@yorkshire_tea_innit8097 his point is Is that the vehicle was still on the road when he posted his comment in 2011, bearing in mind this test occured somewhere between 2003-2005
Can confirm that the crash was pleasant, my Meganes written off but atleast when I plowed into a Yaris i felt quite relaxed.... The most painful part of this car is the electrics, wouldn't recommend. Although it looks nice to some people (myself included) the hassle of it electronic faults are too much.
Yeah. Good little motors. Only thing not to like is the keycard. If a car thief is skilled enough to use a reverse engineered computer gizmo in what's called a relay attack then that keycard basically gives him a free pass.
I miss these type of episodes to be completely honest, I'm not even good at fixing cars or shit like that, but this was super informative especially when I was buying one, for sure it's a great car if you are on budget. Very comfortable in my experience.
Renault were probably really happy Top Gear did this test. Never mind the few thousand pounds of damage to one of their demo models, they would easily make that back and more in sales from people who watched this and saw how safe it was!
We'll I have never had any issues with any of my renaults and I had a nasty crash in one and all it needed was a new door and wing. Nothing els was wrong with the car and that's after sliding on snow and black ice and taking out 16 feet of fence.
I have this car and it's fucking awesome. Well made, good looking, pretty fast and comfortable. I have the one with a keycard instead of standard key, those cards can be damaged pretty easily and they are not cheap. The other downfall is weird hand brake, handle feels very cheap and as if it could break in a sec. Besides that, great car.
has fitted whiplash protection as standard since 1998. Search on youtube for Volvo crash test centre. It's a few years old the video, and they have made it even more advanced since then. However it gives you an idea of the lengths they go to, to make sure their cars are safe at any speed or situation.
i do love this car, my sister gave me her 2004 megane and its still running sweet as, no new parts needed ever. i admit she did 12k miles in it but its still like new, no problems etc. the car they show is in the blue i got and i love it, but mine came to me dull and spent 4 days making it sparkle again. in the past snow of this year i did get hit by a other lady driver and well the megane had nothing on it but the other car was smashed up badly shows how good built it is.
I just looked up Hoxton Square on Google Maps and the first Street view I went to had both a Renault Mégane and a Renault TC8 in frame, scarily conspicuous
I have had this exact same wreck in a Peugeot 307... basically the same car... and I can tell you, no sound effects here. I also walked away unscathed although the car was a total loss.
I don't much like the car.. but this is why Top Gear was so successful. They actually reviewed the cars. From this Renault. to the RX8, to the Sesto Elemento and the McLaren P1. the few episodes of new top gear were less cars and more "look at the adventure we're on" BRING BACK THE 3 AND THE COOL WALL
The survival rate of a head on impact with two vehicles at 60+MPH is less than 20% and the probability of sustaining life altering injuries is over 95%. With today's technology, you'd still need to be in a big rig, bus or tank to survive an impact like that and walk away unharmed. Remember, improving safety typically adds weight and size to a vehicle. That's why compact cars built today are about 500 lbs heavier than compacts built 15 years ago.
My friend rolled his Toyota 4Runner at 130 KPH and walked away with a cut on his chin and some seat-belt bruises. He fell asleep at the wheel, woke up in the middle of a 4 lane highway and over-corrected, rolling 3 times... Lucky bastard
Forget all of that, can we talk about the rarity of the MK1 mondeo saloon which the megane crashed into, and the fact that they’re generally worth a fair bit of money now
Have seen 2 colisions between Renaults and others (volksvagen and pegeout).... The renaults almost don't have damage... the passengers have nothing.. the other cars are wrecked... and the passengers have some injuries. renault is the safiest... and the best in colisions
There's a firearms Self Defense expert who's work I've studied for years, named Massad Ayoob. I read in a book of his once; an experience he had with a group of Doctors one day in a parking lot. As is his job and field of study, he travels all across the country, interviewing doctors, witnesses, police officers, suspects, victims, and reviewing shooting data including morgue and autopsy reports/cadavers of those who have died in shootings. He's a career Police Officer, who's studied this field for about 40 years. Anyways...one story he told always stood out to me. He wrote of speaking with a group of Doctors in a parking lot after an "at-hospital" session where he interviewed various physicians about gun shot wounds. He was leaving, when he looked around the parking lot and noticed that almost all the vehicles the doctors drove were large, full-size vehicles of very stout make and model; such as Cadillac Sedans, Ford Crown Victorias, large SUVs, etc etc. He turned to one of the doctors and pointed this out. "This isn't a coincidence, is it?" The doctor replied, "no Mas, it isn't. When you've seen what we've seen as Emergency Room and Trauma Care Doctors what happens to a body in a car crash, the results speak for themselves." So there you go. I just thought that was an interesting little story that's always stuck out in my mind. Certainly some truth it to to be sure.
Large cars also make it more dangerous to not be in a large car, and the safety gained by being in a large car is lost when you are surrounded by other large cars; the result being you need a larger car and eventually everyone is driving around in tanks with 5,000 HP engines (cause you still need to go fast) getting 10 fpg with gas prices at $10/pt.
Every precaution was taken there. They would have chosen smooth ground so the other car could be pushed for quite a considerable distance, lessening the crash forces as the energy is dissipated pushing the other car sideways, and they would have had paramedics on standby just in case. If you, as a real world motorist, are unlucky enough to be in a car crash where your car stops dead in its tracks, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AS THE FORCES CAN AND OFTEN DO DAMAGE YOUR INTERNAL ORGANS. (Kilmer, 2018) th-cam.com/video/yJLHOyRPh7s/w-d-xo.html
I agree with you; they make some very nice looking cars. You can thank the Japanese for running the French, Italian, and British motor industries out of the U.S. market.
This is the main reason I got this, now, 2 weeks after purchase the effin' airbag-light & service-light turns on every time i start the car. Gotta love it.
People who worked on Top Gear that year made such a good commercial for Renault that people who work for Renault got bigger salaries and could afford new cars, people from Top Gear who made great videos also earned from that and could buy something for their families. You can look at things like that. They destroying one car are not hurting people who can't afford for decent living, Banks are destroying peoples lifes
well, thing is, most of the impact was absorbed by the ford, not the megane. so basically, if there were people in the ford, they wouldve been injured much more severely
Irritated by the comments. 1: It's not a waste of a car, if anything it highlights how dangerous driving at high speed is, that mondeo was fucked at only 30mph. 2: Did you really expect them to risk that guys life by crashing the car in a more real world situation, at higher speed? No. 3: TopGear has clearly become more about the personalities rather than cars these days, this video is 7 years old hence the more relevant review. K THX!
Nice and safe car,but i've seen one catch on fire ... i still don't know how that was possible,but the whole car burned right there.But i would tottally buy one,regardless the weird experiance :D
Many cars of that era looked increasingly fat and displeasing because of the new and large safety tech that needed to be fit in. However Renault were so clever to design it and embrace it into the vehicle's aesthetics. Big can indeed be beautiful ;)
Quite often actually. I've driven professionally for over 12 years. In that time I've had only 1 accident that was my fault. Every other time the other driver was found to be at fault (in court). THEE #1 problem today is that people simply DON'T pay attention. they're yapping on their phones, texting, playing with the radio, or anything other than operating their vehicle. That's why I fully support laws banning the use of cell phones while driving.
I really love this Renault Megan II and I may buy it when I get a job I wish sooooooo. and it's gonna be my first car. can anyone give me advice is it a good car and from which country is the good one
Such as? There are two main things on these cars, the regulators (cheap and easy fix) and the less than stellar water proofing on the loom connections between the body and doors (again, easy to fix).
@@skylined5534 Drivers window. Wipers (front and back). Went through excessive amount of light bulbs. It was a lease car and less than 3 yrs old so didnt have to pay to get the work done but not what you would expect of a nearly new car. I still quite liked it though. Had the 120 diesel engine which was good.
That car needs a 6 gear. At 100 kilometers the rpm is more than 3000. If it had a 6 gear it would have had a much better fuel consumption on the highway
i still own the megane mk2 49k miles and it still works great, yes cambelt went but i picked save it now its better then before and it still turns heads. glad i got 5 star rating. love the blue and own a mk4 rs but i pick the mk2 as its me
Nah, you can't think like that anymore, Renault has had a few problems with the new electronics in the beginning of this century, but they got much better on their current vehicules, statistics prove it. Plus, Renault is probably the best hot hatches constructor! Even if there good hot hatches elsewhere, the megane 250, the clio v6, the megane r26r, the r5 turbo, those are really bonkers! They even kind of invented the very concept of the hot hatch with the dauphine 1093...
@Younowkoed But the whole point was to do the crash test as if someone were really going about their normal day. Do you wear safety glasses every time you get in a car just in case there is a crash?
Some say he got hired because he was the only person to turn up at the job interview, and that apparently, he is a procrastinator, all we know is, he is TopGear's sound ''Specialist''...
It's 50 km/h, there's nothing small about that. Just 2-3 decades back, a collision at that speed would have a fatality rate of 15-30%, and in cases when it hasn't been fatal, you'd still most likely end up in a neck brace for a few weeks. So it was absolutely appropriate and necessary that airbags deployed.
Renault made some big improvements in Reliability , I mean my key card went to the washing Machine for 2 hours , car regonized the same straight away after , car informs you when key card battery is getting low time belt now lasts 90. 000 miles compared 60.000 miles previously . services have been increased from 12.000 to 180000 what Audis are doing improve reliability ? ( NOTHING )
AUDI owners are not happy owners because of the extremely high service costs and repair costs , A clio would need to brakedown 3 or 4x to reach the high costs of 1 single Service in the Audi or 1 Single Audi repair , if you want reliability you buy a Japanese car
In the list of Car reliability Audis and VW s are always close from the last place , normally , Honda , Toyota , Mazdas are always first even Kia and Hyunday has now much better than Audis when it comes to reliability According With Warranty direct which has database of cars going wrong as they provide warranty for used cars
Back when Richard Hammond didn't do his own crashes yet
Deserves a million likes. I really did laugh out loud!
Ja
0:14 bald jeremy clarkson in the top left
he is a look alike
@@raki31 _yeos_
Omg
Hahahaha! Guy does look like Jezza.
XD
This is probably the most practical and informative video they ever made
Yes, this item would have been at home in proper Top Gear (i.e Woollard/Goffey/Mason era)
3:46 was the last moment that the Renault had new car smell.
Then Hamster closed the door, on a sunny day. That scent must had been marvelous !
At 0:37, I thought to myself "Small family hatchback? That's enormous"
But then it struck me. "Ah, it's Hammond next to it"
1:48 back when top gear had deaf sound editors
It’s probably the compression from it being uploaded to TH-cam
@@him050 nope, they were just like that in the early series.
@@Gabson9 wow, I’m surprised the BBC would allow such shoddy editing to air
@@Gabson9 No, it's the YT uploads. IIRC BBC uploaded 5.1 versions of the clips which doesn't really work all that well on YT
They lost the rights to the original Soundtrack, it‘s overdubbed music.
Back when Top Gear was actually an informative show
+DroidTech no, not new topgear
That was the 1970's Top Gear
Ben Orth - be grateful for what you have! Now it sucks 😭
And entertaining
Despite being informative or not it still good when Jeremy clarkson and James and Richard was still in the show :c
Because at the time when this video was filmed, Renault was by far the safest car brand in the world, it had most cars with 5 starts on EuroNCAP, and let me remind you, first car ever to get 5 stars was a Renault Laguna, not a Volvo. At the time S60 barely got 4 starts.
2:29 This guy wants to fight
Haha u wot m9
+Milos Jovicic I know this is an old comment but it's even funnier when you realize that its in the same area (possibly the same street) of where they filmed that Bittersweet Symphony music video.
General Cabbagehead I thought of that music video when I watched this ha
Short stocky guy looks like Levi Bellfield 🚨
He looks Russian
“This is Lee and he has crashed cars before”
Lee’s insurance: 📈📈📈
1:35 is that a white mk3 supra in the corner???
CordiaSR hell yeah, also spotted it, great I'm not alone
Yes it is! I was about to comment.
Next to it is a black RX7
@@AnthroGearhead looks like a miata to me
Anyone else find the sound editing in this video atrocious?
+Nutshell2K I think it has something to do with the upload, settings and/or how TH-cam encodes audio. Don't think it was this bad when airing on TV.
+infiltr80r I hope not. if so, maybe THIS is the reason the show is now trash ;)
Nutshell2K
Yeah, I think someone tried to convert 5.1 to stereo with improper settings.
+Nutshell2K No their sound guy is just deaf
Not just this, so many old top gear episodes.
0:51 Renault ad lmao.
We have a Megane 2 Hatchback 1.4 (2008) and despite the odd niggle with electrical problems and these have been few and far between, the Renault seems to be a sturdy car. We had a crash with a Hyundai 130i a few months back when the Hyundai driver crossed in front of us. The Renault needed a new headlight, the plastic bumper (tampon) needed plastic welding as did the front wing, plus paint, total cost 328GBP (sterling) and we suffered not a scratch. The Hyundai was written off after the subframe had become detached from the body shell and both occupants suffered minor injuries. Say what you will about Renault but our Megane was back on the road in two days, built like a tank as they say and the Hyundai sits on top of a pile of cars at the local breakers yard!
That's Hyundai for you. Hyundais suck donkey balls.
@@MrSupercar55 I used to own an i40. It was the most expansive car I have ever owned for repairs and I only had it 11 months. It was 7 years younger than the Passat it replaced and I thought getting a newer car would have cost me less to run. I will not buy another Hyundai. Also their UK customer service is terrible as well as the dealer network.
1.4 was the worst engine in those since it's the same engine from a Clio but with a different computer. Apperently 1.4 Megane had problems with computer which made the engine iddle,bbehave wrong with huge malfunctions. We had 1.6 and never nothing except when engine didn't recognize the slot card and the car did but this was common on 2nd gen Megane
@@mikebird7161 Some Hyundais are hit or miss. I still don't get why people buy Kias which is a lower tier Hyundai. If you really think good value is supported with a 7 year old warranty I've got a bridge to sell to you. Or those new Vitaras and say they are good cars. Japanese car made in China/Hungary with parts from Malasya and a Fiat computer
@@plum_bit hes talking about the suzuki vitara, which is japanese.
I had a crash in a clio 2 exactly the same as this down to the positioning. Was a pleasant experience indeed, apart from the car being written off obviously. Renault has my trust!
Those little mk2s, one of of all time favourite cars!
That Megan phase 2 design still looks relatively modern 2 generations later!
It looks like shrunken Espace
Looks like it had silicone implants in it's ass. Tbf though it does make it safer.
Rushy, yep, still looks pretty fresh now! Sitting in a facelift estate version as I type this!
We owned that car for 10 years. Only once have we had an issue where my father was passing by a construction site and the magnet messed up the slot key,could open the door but the engine wouldn't register it. Just don't buy the 1.4 version
@Sapizanza wow that's impressive, did you own the actual one in this video? I've since bought a phase 3 clio as my first car which I've owned for 3 years now, I think that design has aged well too along with the megane, i've made a couple of videos about it on my channel feel free to check them out, what's wrong with the 1.4 version?
My first car (which I still drive) is a 2006 low-end 1.6L 16V Renault Mégane 5-door hatch, and apart from the odd electrical failures (driver’s side window, and a few others) and some particularly not-built-to-last plastic hinges on some of the door compartments, the car gets along well. It has plenty of power for a family hatch and has good economy and is built pretty well.
This car is already almost 20 yrs old. Time flies by.
I have the renault megane sedan and it is an amazing car! And very fun to drive!
Not really
@CarlosBna
Yes, really.
What E46 is in your photo? VANOS, bore or disintegration of the rear bulkhead so far? Bonus issues include just about anything electrical and lots of rust research days.
man was so confused after the crash hahahah
Don't worry, I'm like that 90% of the time.
Caught lackin in the whip
Man was? Oh, lucky man.
I just looked up this megane on the DVLA cos I was bored, its still on the road :O
picklesrule69 so they would have torched off the front chassis legs and welded new ones on. There goes the 5-star safety rating.
It's not on the road anymore. It was last MOT'd in 2012 with only 63k miles.
@@yorkshire_tea_innit8097 well, but it was until 2011 (which is when that person commented)
@@satsumagt5284 and?
@@yorkshire_tea_innit8097 his point is Is that the vehicle was still on the road when he posted his comment in 2011, bearing in mind this test occured somewhere between 2003-2005
Did their sound editor even take his job seriously?
You know that's nothing like it was when aired... yes? Jesus, some people.
6:06 Notice the number plate says cya
Seems like they managed to put it back on the road after this, just had a look on the vehicle enquiry site.
Levan P It's been off the road for 2 years now.
No Name its been off the road since 2013
@@arielatom03 so ten years after TG crashed it.
did you see the front i dont think it was damaged much just replace seatbelts and airbags and the broken parts on the font end and its roadworthy
@@vitosludden7202 I mean there’s still gonna be some dent pulls, new fenders and bumper and probably a new radiator
Can confirm that the crash was pleasant, my Meganes written off but atleast when I plowed into a Yaris i felt quite relaxed.... The most painful part of this car is the electrics, wouldn't recommend. Although it looks nice to some people (myself included) the hassle of it electronic faults are too much.
Your windows stopped working as well?
no, even better. Some days thye would decide to either, go in the wrong direction or just stop working completely.
+Rob Keenan haha same my windows go the wrong way to some times, just a question, is your seat belt going back slowly too ?
Our previous car was the Sedan version of this and the electronics were going bad. The center screen started to not come on from time to time.
yes that happened to mine
try cleaning out the fuse box under the bonnet, helped mine with loads of issues
"This is Lee, our Top Gear brave person" lol
I love my Megane, feels so safe and has a bit of power when you need it :)
Yeah. Good little motors. Only thing not to like is the keycard. If a car thief is skilled enough to use a reverse engineered computer gizmo in what's called a relay attack then that keycard basically gives him a free pass.
Mr supercar
If a car thief wants, he can steal any car.
@@MrSupercar55 why would any one want to steal a Renault no offence to Renault
@@bali1876 it’s not just specific to Renault. It can happen to any car that uses this technology, so wrap that key fob in tin foil!
Had a megane before and 4 scenics, both me and my dad much rather the scenic
I miss these type of episodes to be completely honest, I'm not even good at fixing cars or shit like that, but this was super informative especially when I was buying one, for sure it's a great car if you are on budget. Very comfortable in my experience.
Renault were probably really happy Top Gear did this test. Never mind the few thousand pounds of damage to one of their demo models, they would easily make that back and more in sales from people who watched this and saw how safe it was!
Renault didn't even knew they did this, and after the result they were actually quite pleased.
They would have never done this 10 years ago. It's amazing how safe cars have become.
We'll I have never had any issues with any of my renaults and I had a nasty crash in one and all it needed was a new door and wing. Nothing els was wrong with the car and that's after sliding on snow and black ice and taking out 16 feet of fence.
The Old Times of The good ol days
I have this car and it's fucking awesome. Well made, good looking, pretty fast and comfortable. I have the one with a keycard instead of standard key, those cards can be damaged pretty easily and they are not cheap. The other downfall is weird hand brake, handle feels very cheap and as if it could break in a sec. Besides that, great car.
Love the fake phone call to renault at the end!
I like the back. after watching it every morning in a neighbor's driveway I find it elegant and cool
It's been 8 years now. Has your neighbour still got the car?
Ka_goe Actually yes!, its a Silver RS, still looks sharp and like new, I don’t think he drives it much however.
@Luisgtm95
Man I miss my old orange RS225! I'd have another like a shot!
has fitted whiplash protection as standard since 1998.
Search on youtube for Volvo crash test centre. It's a few years old the video, and they have made it even more advanced since then. However it gives you an idea of the lengths they go to, to make sure their cars are safe at any speed or situation.
i do love this car, my sister gave me her 2004 megane and its still running sweet as, no new parts needed ever. i admit she did 12k miles in it but its still like new, no problems etc. the car they show is in the blue i got and i love it, but mine came to me dull and spent 4 days making it sparkle again. in the past snow of this year i did get hit by a other lady driver and well the megane had nothing on it but the other car was smashed up badly shows how good built it is.
It was on the road for 10 years going by the MOT history. Its last MOT recorded the mileage at 63,150
What's the point of the airbag if your head is never gonna get close to it with those seatbelts
I just looked up Hoxton Square on Google Maps and the first Street view I went to had both a Renault Mégane and a Renault TC8 in frame, scarily conspicuous
5:13 CYA Renault! Just like on the numberplate!
As with all Renault's, very good and very safe!
My finger hurts from constantly pressing the volume button
Take off the cover on your phone or tab
Stop wining god kids these days🤦🏻♂️
I have had this exact same wreck in a Peugeot 307... basically the same car... and I can tell you, no sound effects here. I also walked away unscathed although the car was a total loss.
I don't much like the car.. but this is why Top Gear was so successful. They actually reviewed the cars. From this Renault. to the RX8, to the Sesto Elemento and the McLaren P1.
the few episodes of new top gear were less cars and more "look at the adventure we're on"
BRING BACK THE 3 AND THE COOL WALL
Funny how virtually every safety feature mentioned is standard now.
True! I didn't realise the seat belt anchorage points were engineered to peel away at a controlled rate though, that's pretty impressive engineering!
Even Renault were surprised they did this. And Euro NCAP were also rather surprised, but pleased to see their rating had obviously been correct.
Nice car; I still like the design after all those years.
The survival rate of a head on impact with two vehicles at 60+MPH is less than 20% and the probability of sustaining life altering injuries is over 95%.
With today's technology, you'd still need to be in a big rig, bus or tank to survive an impact like that and walk away unharmed.
Remember, improving safety typically adds weight and size to a vehicle. That's why compact cars built today are about 500 lbs heavier than compacts built 15 years ago.
@Savsavidge
Airbags deploy based on area of impact. If he was hit from the side, those would have gone off instead.
My friend rolled his Toyota 4Runner at 130 KPH and walked away with a cut on his chin and some seat-belt bruises. He fell asleep at the wheel, woke up in the middle of a 4 lane highway and over-corrected, rolling 3 times... Lucky bastard
am I the only one worried aboout that box of sardines he left open on the front seat...in a hot day...
1:35 MkIII Supra?
TheRussianJuice I saw that too!
Nevermind that! Look at the Renault 18 Estate car at 1:39! PHWOARRRR!!!!!!!
Yup.
Rookies, that Ford Focus there is goooold
Forget all of that, can we talk about the rarity of the MK1 mondeo saloon which the megane crashed into, and the fact that they’re generally worth a fair bit of money now
1:38 80's Supra yoooo
Have seen 2 colisions between Renaults and others (volksvagen and pegeout).... The renaults almost don't have damage... the passengers have nothing.. the other cars are wrecked... and the passengers have some injuries.
renault is the safiest... and the best in colisions
I love how this is the top related video for the "Would you Smash It" Richard Keys video
renault has made great designs, and they should be on sale in the us.
There's a firearms Self Defense expert who's work I've studied for years, named Massad Ayoob. I read in a book of his once; an experience he had with a group of Doctors one day in a parking lot.
As is his job and field of study, he travels all across the country, interviewing doctors, witnesses, police officers, suspects, victims, and reviewing shooting data including morgue and autopsy reports/cadavers of those who have died in shootings. He's a career Police Officer, who's studied this field for about 40 years.
Anyways...one story he told always stood out to me. He wrote of speaking with a group of Doctors in a parking lot after an "at-hospital" session where he interviewed various physicians about gun shot wounds. He was leaving, when he looked around the parking lot and noticed that almost all the vehicles the doctors drove were large, full-size vehicles of very stout make and model; such as Cadillac Sedans, Ford Crown Victorias, large SUVs, etc etc.
He turned to one of the doctors and pointed this out. "This isn't a coincidence, is it?"
The doctor replied, "no Mas, it isn't. When you've seen what we've seen as Emergency Room and Trauma Care Doctors what happens to a body in a car crash, the results speak for themselves."
So there you go. I just thought that was an interesting little story that's always stuck out in my mind. Certainly some truth it to to be sure.
Large cars also make it more dangerous to not be in a large car, and the safety gained by being in a large car is lost when you are surrounded by other large cars; the result being you need a larger car and eventually everyone is driving around in tanks with 5,000 HP engines (cause you still need to go fast) getting 10 fpg with gas prices at $10/pt.
Isaac Karjala
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Yeah, I'll stick to my full-size sedan, thank you.
+Isaac Karjala 1 dollar 69 cents where I live I'll stick with my suv for now...... With 300 horse power
Vladpryde Sir, that was beautiful 👌
Yes, I completely understand
I JUST GOT ONE OF THESE,AND I ONLY PAID £500 FOR IT,ITS A 2008 1400CC 2 DOOR,WITH 90,734 MILES ON THE CLOCK,ITS HAD TWO OWERS AND ONE WAS A DOCTOR
You know its ugly when they lie about a old people car.
Richard is also a Top Gear brave person to call Renault to tell them they crashed the megane. On purpose.
I feel for the crash guy. What an awful job he has.
If he wouldn't like it, he wouldn't be doing it :)
because everybody likes their jobs and nobody is doing something that they don't like because we all have a lot of options,right?
utkarsh sankrityayan he was driving 30 km/h lol 🤣🤣
they're filmed it in Britain not km/h but MPH. It was close to 50 kp/h. Lol, you clearly didn't watch TopGear enough
Every precaution was taken there. They would have chosen smooth ground so the other car could be pushed for quite a considerable distance, lessening the crash forces as the energy is dissipated pushing the other car sideways, and they would have had paramedics on standby just in case. If you, as a real world motorist, are unlucky enough to be in a car crash where your car stops dead in its tracks, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AS THE FORCES CAN AND OFTEN DO DAMAGE YOUR INTERNAL ORGANS. (Kilmer, 2018)
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I'm sure he's had to have a heavy whipslash
@jspector86 well actually renault was pretty happy they crashed it, because it showed they weren't lying about the safety.
I agree with you; they make some very nice looking cars. You can thank the Japanese for running the French, Italian, and British motor industries out of the U.S. market.
He crashed like a boss
It’s scary how confident he was to crash it 😂
I have the same one but in a 14i 16 v.is now 20 years old bit still riding😉
This is the main reason I got this, now, 2 weeks after purchase the effin' airbag-light & service-light turns on every time i start the car. Gotta love it.
Why break cars? Some people can't afford to pay these cars. Instead of breaking these cars for your ego during TV show you'd better offer these cars.
People who worked on Top Gear that year made such a good commercial for Renault that people who work for Renault got bigger salaries and could afford new cars, people from Top Gear who made great videos also earned from that and could buy something for their families. You can look at things like that.
They destroying one car are not hurting people who can't afford for decent living, Banks are destroying peoples lifes
well, thing is, most of the impact was absorbed by the ford, not the megane. so basically, if there were people in the ford, they wouldve been injured much more severely
Irritated by the comments.
1: It's not a waste of a car, if anything it highlights how dangerous driving at high speed is, that mondeo was fucked at only 30mph.
2: Did you really expect them to risk that guys life by crashing the car in a more real world situation, at higher speed? No.
3: TopGear has clearly become more about the personalities rather than cars these days, this video is 7 years old hence the more relevant review.
K THX!
if you get right on the dot at 5:18, you can see the airbag explosion at work
Nice and safe car,but i've seen one catch on fire ... i still don't know how that was possible,but the whole car burned right there.But i would tottally buy one,regardless the weird experiance :D
I bet France are happy now! Why? Because this brilliant car, Renault, which Top Gear loves, is made in France! I am happy, because I myself am French.
Many cars of that era looked increasingly fat and displeasing because of the new and large safety tech that needed to be fit in. However Renault were so clever to design it and embrace it into the vehicle's aesthetics. Big can indeed be beautiful ;)
That guy has balls doing that crash test!
Quite often actually. I've driven professionally for over 12 years. In that time I've had only 1 accident that was my fault. Every other time the other driver was found to be at fault (in court).
THEE #1 problem today is that people simply DON'T pay attention. they're yapping on their phones, texting, playing with the radio, or anything other than operating their vehicle. That's why I fully support laws banning the use of cell phones while driving.
1:35 is that a white supra mk 3
why did the passenger airbag fire as well? That´s not normal.
Apparently, This car was repaired and ran until 2013 on UK roads, and was later exported! It may still be on the road today.
Why would they just throw it out after that? That's just a frontal hit, I've seen cars like this get repaired after a £20k-30k hit
BBC TH-cam soundman - YOUR'E FIRED!
I really love this Renault Megan II and I may buy it when I get a job I wish sooooooo. and it's gonna be my first car.
can anyone give me advice is it a good car and from which country is the good one
So Did you get a job after all those years ?
@@havnav2842 oh shit lol 😂 i don't even remember that comment
that guy back of the 2 blacks is HUGE!
1:48 the sound editor just gave up entirely
I had one of these. It was a nice car to drive but sadly it had the traditional French electrical faults.
Such as? There are two main things on these cars, the regulators (cheap and easy fix) and the less than stellar water proofing on the loom connections between the body and doors (again, easy to fix).
@@skylined5534 Drivers window. Wipers (front and back). Went through excessive amount of light bulbs. It was a lease car and less than 3 yrs old so didnt have to pay to get the work done but not what you would expect of a nearly new car. I still quite liked it though. Had the 120 diesel engine which was good.
That car needs a 6 gear. At 100 kilometers the rpm is more than 3000. If it had a 6 gear it would have had a much better fuel consumption on the highway
ironically Hammond lectures on the importance of crash safety
it takes about 2 minutes ,u take the cover off and twist the bulb connector,it can be stiff so use a plyer
i still own the megane mk2 49k miles and it still works great, yes cambelt went but i picked save it now its better then before and it still turns heads. glad i got 5 star rating. love the blue and own a mk4 rs but i pick the mk2 as its me
This should be titled: Renault ad
can i have a copy of this video please ??
i want to a part of this video in my one please
Nah, you can't think like that anymore, Renault has had a few problems with the new electronics in the beginning of this century, but they got much better on their current vehicules, statistics prove it. Plus, Renault is probably the best hot hatches constructor! Even if there good hot hatches elsewhere, the megane 250, the clio v6, the megane r26r, the r5 turbo, those are really bonkers! They even kind of invented the very concept of the hot hatch with the dauphine 1093...
@Younowkoed But the whole point was to do the crash test as if someone were really going about their normal day. Do you wear safety glasses every time you get in a car just in case there is a crash?
Some say he got hired because he was the only person to turn up at the job interview, and that apparently, he is a procrastinator, all we know is, he is TopGear's sound ''Specialist''...
The Renault barely deformed at all! Holy crap!
5 stars because it will get you to destination before it gets to 60MPH
It's 50 km/h, there's nothing small about that. Just 2-3 decades back, a collision at that speed would have a fatality rate of 15-30%, and in cases when it hasn't been fatal, you'd still most likely end up in a neck brace for a few weeks. So it was absolutely appropriate and necessary that airbags deployed.
That renault actually looked quite well off after that.
Renault made some big improvements in Reliability , I mean my key card went to the washing Machine for 2 hours , car regonized the same straight away after , car informs you when key card battery is getting low time belt now lasts 90. 000 miles compared 60.000 miles previously . services have been increased from 12.000 to 180000 what Audis are doing improve reliability ? ( NOTHING )
Audis are reliable off the hop, m8. They don't need improving.
AUDI owners are not happy owners because of the extremely high service costs and repair costs , A clio would need to brakedown 3 or 4x to reach the high costs of 1 single Service in the Audi or 1 Single Audi repair , if you want reliability you buy a Japanese car
In the list of Car reliability Audis and VW s are always close from the last place , normally , Honda , Toyota , Mazdas are always first even Kia and Hyunday has now much better than Audis when it comes to reliability According With Warranty direct which has database of cars going wrong as they provide warranty for used cars