Interesting car crash

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apparently a Tesla is cut in half when crashing with a GTA.

I don't do facebook, but this link seems to work without a facebook account.

https://www.facebook.com/130131366990496...821669573/

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GTR, but wow. How fast was he going that he cut a car in half and still traveled that far.

[macphanatic]

I don't see a GTA or GTR. I see a Mustang GT.

Edit: Didn't watch the video long enough. Got bored with the video.

[steve...]

Hard to understand but the white shorts/no shirt guy seemed to be the culprit.

[macphanatic]

steve... wrote:
Hard to understand but the white shorts/no shirt guy seemed to be the culprit.

You are correct. My guess is that daddy bought the car for him. Doubt he could afford a $110K car. Hope they take his license and all injured parties sue him for millions.

[Thrift Store Scott]

macphanatic wrote:
I don't see a GTA or GTR. I see a Mustang GT.

Edit: Didn't watch the video long enough. Got bored with the video.

Yeah, the video definitely needed to be edited down by about half.

Impressive that there weren't a zillion little AA-sized batteries strewn across the street. The Tesla also appeared to be a loaner from a dealership.

And of course the obligatory comment "Aw, that'll buff right out".

[Carnos Jax]

Possibly a testament to the Tesla’s strength and safety and its ability to protect its occupants from a horrific situation.

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Carnos Jax wrote:
Possibly a testament to the Tesla’s strength and safety and its ability to protect its occupants from a horrific situation.

it is unclear to me what happened to the rear seats. Do you think if there were someone in those seats they would be OK?

[Carnos Jax]

Not sure. One thing I’m familiar with from airplane crash worthiness design I learned is that if you can keep the passenger compartment from deforming, you go a long way towards increasing the survivability of the passengers. Anything outside that compartment that can be deformed or removed, will take energy away from the situation (that would otherwise be absorbed by the passengers). I don’t see the rear of the car attached anymore. That may be an intentional design feature in lateral load situations (compared to frontal or rear loads that would best be dealt with by crumple zones).

[RAMd®d]

What's the make and model of the white car?