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Originally Posted by euromodder
No need to put yourself in danger, it's (more or less) been done for you 
Fifth Gear put a new Renault Modus (2004-present / Nissan Note lookalike) against an old tank, the Volvo 940 (1991–1998).
Fifth Gear – Renault Modus v Volvo 940 Crash Test | You Tube Videos - Collection of Videos from YouTube.
So in addition to polluting more, the older cars are also far less safe.
And that's with a car that was considered very safe in its day.
A lesser or smaller car from that era would be even worse when compared to today's small cars.
Think about how much you really want to risk to get better FE. |
This post doesn't make any sense^^^
1995 Volvo 940
The volvo is about 3000lbs the modus is about 2600lbs. So on a per cubic foot basis the Modus weighs more.
next tests like this one don't prove a lot; that type of impact even when the cabin survives is usually going to put you in a world of disability and that type of crash is relatively rare compared to side blows and lower speed impacts.
Also that paticular impact and paticular set of cars is a unique situation change it a little and you might see different consequences.
Cheers
Ryan