Is Top Gear getting a bit obsessed with smashing things up? You might think so given the latest feature that they've recorded.
They set up a crash test using a real driver rather than a dummy and the results will be screened on BBC2 on Sunday at 8pm.
The idea was to show how safe a car is that has scored the maximum 5-star rating in the independent EuroNCAP crash test programme. A Renault Megane was used - the only 5-star car in the lower-medium family hatch market to get five stars from NCAP.
Co-Presenter Richard Hammond commented, "We on Top Gear wanted to remind people that safety should be one of the top reasons for a family car buying decision."
"What we wanted to show is what it means for a human driver to crash in a safe car, like the Renault Mégane. The added advantage was that we could get live feedback from our driver about what it felt like to hit another car at around 30mph. The results are just amazing and prove how strong a 5-star EuroNCAP car is."
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