How safe are modern Porsches?
#16
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Wow - Holy Scheit.
They must have been going at least 55 huh?
They must have been going at least 55 huh?
#17
It's good that the engine snaps off. Probably designed that way. When it ejects there's suddenly less kinetic energy to injure the occupants. If intentionally designed to break off THAT'S a great advantage to our rear engine configuration in crashes.
#18
When I view this wreck, I can't help but think about the incredible improvements in auto safety that have been made in the last 50 years. In the 50s there were about 25% of the number of cars on the road as there is today, and over 50K people were killed in auto accidents each year. Back then the theory was to build massive cars that would overpower obstacles in crashes. Back then there weren't any seat belts,and steering columns would routinely impail drivers. Also, the interiors were full of hard objects that had the potential to do serious harm to the occupants of a vehicle, and of course there weren't crumple zones.
So, lots of improvements over the years, and most of them came from the sport that many of us love so much: auto racing.
So, lots of improvements over the years, and most of them came from the sport that many of us love so much: auto racing.
#19
Originally Posted by ohsixx
I lived in Germany a few years. I remember driving to work each morning somewhere around 100 mph and being the slowest thing on the road.
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Originally Posted by MMD
It's good that the engine snaps off. Probably designed that way. When it ejects there's suddenly less kinetic energy to injure the occupants. If intentionally designed to break off THAT'S a great advantage to our rear engine configuration in crashes.
#23
Originally Posted by jhbrennan
Not sure what "...auf der autobahn" means but why do you say that's not Germany?
#24
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Originally Posted by Soulteacher
Of course I can be wrong, but neither the street sign in the background, nor the ambulance, nor the uniforms look German. I was thinking France, Switzerland, or quite possibly Austria (where the website is from; thus, the German title saying 'autobahn' - a term also used in Austria and other German-speaking nations for their high-speed roads).
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You can clearly see in this picture that they must have swerved to avoid Winnie, that worker is holding his honey pot, but sadly there was no sign of the Poo.
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Originally Posted by OCBen
Anybody else intrigued by that mound of white powdery stuff at the front end of the car?