The problem with crash testing is that they do it against a wall. When they do that, they're essentially simulating an Aygo VS Aygo crash. But in real life, an Aygo is much more likely to hit a VW Golf or a Dacia Duster, which are much heavier. And no matter the EuroNCAP rating, "big f*cks small" to quote the Peaky Blinders. The laws are physics are cruel and can't be beat. I'm not hating on the Aygo, I drive one myself (MK1) and I love it to bits. But when it comes to crashing with another vehicle I'm not getting any ideas as to how I'll end up.
@@jamieaygo It's my pleasure! The physics behind this is called the principle of conservation of momentum: when a vehicle crashes head-on (whether it's into a wall or another vehicle), the overall force has a strong tendency to be equally distributed. When you hit an immovable wall head-on at 60mph, the wall absorbs very little of the force, and the car bears the brunt of it. If you crash two of the same car head-on at 60mph, the total kinetic energy may be doubled, but the overall force still tends to be equally distributed, resulting in a similar effect to hitting a wall at 60mph. But when you collide with a vehicle that's heavier than yours, the overall force is much higher yet it still tends to be equally distributed which results in a disproportionate amount of force withstood by the lighter vehicle. That's why small cars don't fare as well against heavier vehicles compared to crash testing, especially against heavy goods vehicles that will crush even heavy SUVs like they're cans of Coke. This isn't very well understood by the average person, which is a shame because with the rise of heavy electric cars co-existing with lighter combustion engine cars there's gonna be a need for a discussion very soon. There are ways to mitigate (at least a little bit) that imbalance when engineering heavier vehicles. I know some steps in terms of regulations and crash testing were taken by EuroNCAP when it comes to lorries, but as far as I know there are very little regulations or crash testing procedures to actively push research and development towards car-to-car weight imbalance mitigation.
Ah, I see! That's really interesting and totally makes sense once you have explained it, and as you rightly say, I think most people don't think about car-to-car weight imbalance mitigation. I know I certainly didn't! I hope it's not one of those scenarios where we have to learn from experience....
@@jamieaygo Glad you found it interesting! Here's a video on that topic you might enjoy as well (at the 6:04 timestamp): th-cam.com/video/iIip7dBLiQo/w-d-xo.html In the meantime, just aim for the ditch 😆
They're two very different cars. I own a MK2 and decided not to trade it in for a Yaris og an X. Both are definitely newer and >feel< newer, but that doesn't mean that the X is >way< better.
One reason Why I bought an Aygo! Because they are reliable and safe!!
The problem with crash testing is that they do it against a wall. When they do that, they're essentially simulating an Aygo VS Aygo crash. But in real life, an Aygo is much more likely to hit a VW Golf or a Dacia Duster, which are much heavier. And no matter the EuroNCAP rating, "big f*cks small" to quote the Peaky Blinders. The laws are physics are cruel and can't be beat.
I'm not hating on the Aygo, I drive one myself (MK1) and I love it to bits. But when it comes to crashing with another vehicle I'm not getting any ideas as to how I'll end up.
Here's a video from the IIHS that illustrates my point: th-cam.com/video/1xuhtP061Aw/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, Luke. Love comments like this that expand and even make more video more pertinent.
@@jamieaygo It's my pleasure! The physics behind this is called the principle of conservation of momentum: when a vehicle crashes head-on (whether it's into a wall or another vehicle), the overall force has a strong tendency to be equally distributed. When you hit an immovable wall head-on at 60mph, the wall absorbs very little of the force, and the car bears the brunt of it. If you crash two of the same car head-on at 60mph, the total kinetic energy may be doubled, but the overall force still tends to be equally distributed, resulting in a similar effect to hitting a wall at 60mph.
But when you collide with a vehicle that's heavier than yours, the overall force is much higher yet it still tends to be equally distributed which results in a disproportionate amount of force withstood by the lighter vehicle. That's why small cars don't fare as well against heavier vehicles compared to crash testing, especially against heavy goods vehicles that will crush even heavy SUVs like they're cans of Coke.
This isn't very well understood by the average person, which is a shame because with the rise of heavy electric cars co-existing with lighter combustion engine cars there's gonna be a need for a discussion very soon. There are ways to mitigate (at least a little bit) that imbalance when engineering heavier vehicles. I know some steps in terms of regulations and crash testing were taken by EuroNCAP when it comes to lorries, but as far as I know there are very little regulations or crash testing procedures to actively push research and development towards car-to-car weight imbalance mitigation.
Ah, I see! That's really interesting and totally makes sense once you have explained it, and as you rightly say, I think most people don't think about car-to-car weight imbalance mitigation. I know I certainly didn't! I hope it's not one of those scenarios where we have to learn from experience....
@@jamieaygo Glad you found it interesting! Here's a video on that topic you might enjoy as well (at the 6:04 timestamp): th-cam.com/video/iIip7dBLiQo/w-d-xo.html
In the meantime, just aim for the ditch 😆
its not 😂😂😂😂😂 buy the aygo x way better
They're two very different cars. I own a MK2 and decided not to trade it in for a Yaris og an X. Both are definitely newer and >feel< newer, but that doesn't mean that the X is >way< better.