Crash Test Month: Flipping A Convertible
Welcome to Fifth Gear Crash Test Month! In our seventh video, we use a pipe ramp to see the effects of flipping over an old convertible.
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I thought this was a test to see what happens if the car rolled over, not get catapulted into the air and land upside down.
You know you have a top quality tv show when the guy explaining how roll overs happen is using a toy car and laying on the ground playing with it.
Can we see an actual rollover instead of a launch onto the roof?
Yep. Here in America we love our "wobbly cars" lol
"Possibly not the best of car to roll over in." I really love how incredibly diplomatic these crash experts always are.
I find it funny this channel is called fifth gear but the logo is of a 4 speed
"Wobble your wig" lmfao
Anyone who owns one of those, and saw this video just sold it for a steal.
Poor little old Peugeot
Last year the ads were 3 secs and then u skip them. Did anyone else had to see a full ad without skipping. Whyyyyyyy I hate youtube now
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Some older convertibles, such as the Ford Escort and the Rover 216, have roll protection in the form of a large beam that goes up level with the top of the windscreen. Some ancient convertibles, such as the AC Cobra 427, have the chrome hoops, but they don't pop up, possibly because the technology for that didn't exist at the time of manufacture. Instead these remain level with the windscreen, even before the accident has occurred.
It's a bit strange that during the nineties there was no roll over safety device on most cabriolets, since in the eighties most had a fixed roll bar. My 1984 escort has it, and nineties escorts (mk5 and 6) still had it.
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i fliped in a convertible but with the soft roof on. survieved and the car too with a new roof and some adjustment on the a pillars :)
One of the last beautiful "Peugeots".
I really enjoy watching all of their videos, they are both fun and informative!
I've owned many convertibles. I agree that if one flips you are a gonner. HOWEVER, it has been my experience that all that extra bracing and such in a drop top adds a lot of weight to lower the center of gravity of the vehicle and all of my convertibles have spun out instead of rolled. ( Not a frequent occurrence!) Drive them and enjoy them. Everyone should own one once in their lives. They rule!
And it's this sort of stuff which is making me get a proper MSA roll bar for my mx5.