>> Sounds pointless
I don't think so. It's the kind of stunt that might actually get noticed by the kinds of drivers who think it's a good idea to try to drive an old Focus at 120mph - all the EuroNCAP test results in the world won't make an impression like this does.
As with some of Fifth Gear's other memorable crash tests (5-star Laguna into a tree, solid old Volvo 940 into clever modern Renault Modus, Vx Omega head-on into 5-series both doing 60mph) the overriding message is that crashing a "safe" car at an easily achievable speed is definitely going to hurt.
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