Whats stronger in a crash, phase 1 or 2?

**T5frankie** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 18:03

**M-R-P** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 18:34

That's a phase 3 Frankie.

**T5frankie** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 18:36

Originally Posted by M-R-P

That's a phase 3 Frankie.

is it lol? oh well thread down the drain lol

**stribo** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 18:44

Originally Posted by M-R-P

That's a phase 3 Frankie.

What, a phase 3 phase 1?

**M-R-P** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 18:52

I understand what you're getting at tho. The newer stuff crumples like a crisp packet in an impact. It's all done to absorb the forces before they get to the passengers.

**M-R-P** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 18:52

Originally Posted by stribo

What, a phase 3 phase 1?

No, a phase 1 phase 3

**LeeT5** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 20:58

I think the video speaks for itself! The P3 car maintained the cabin structure a lot better than the P1 did.

**Ettienne** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 21:01

I wonder how the p2 would have fared?

P1 still didn't do terrible, considering.

**cherry1809** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 21:03

To be fair, if I HAD to be in a crash, I'd be confident in either of them

**AcidicDavey** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 21:06

Nah, I was expecting the 'classic' to be completely obliterated, it didn't do too bad considering the P3 is 15 years more advanced!
I'd would obviously rather be in the P3 in a crash but I don't intend to crash anytime soon

**merc85** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 21:12

**Harvey** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 21:22

Remember this on TV.

**merc85** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 21:26

I think the Volvo woulda done alot better head on rather than offset, Offset crash certainly showed the old design of the volvo

**M-R-P** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 22:00

But how many crashes are perfectly head-on?

**merc85** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 22:20

Originally Posted by M-R-P

But how many crashes are perfectly head-on?

wasnt what i was getting at, just a observation

**M-R-P** · Thursday 2nd October 2014, 23:27

Originally Posted by merc85

wasnt what i was getting at, just a observation

So was I mate

Observationing that is

**Doingitsideways** · Monday 6th October 2014, 23:34

Originally Posted by Harvey

Remember this on TV.

This has been brought up a few times over the years on VOC (sorry for swearing)

There have been all sorts of arguments, some even saying that there's no engine in the 940.
But at the end of the day, the structural design is well over 30 years old, probably 35 years since the 740's development which the 900s evolved from.

You show me a 30 year old design that would do any better against a modern car.

Volvo have always been, and probably always will be developed to be the safest cars possible.

I know what I'll be ferrying by baby around in