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- althanis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+116From the article: "It was likely traveling at about elevety miles an hour when it left the road."
Holy *****, no wonder it got ripped apart. - Yashar, on 10/12/2007, -5/+64eleventy = 110
The more you know.... - kenvsryu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+60elevety is just below ludicrous speed.
- Dested, on 10/12/2007, -0/+43BREAKING: Passenger found 14 miles from wreckage.
- TheCash, on 10/12/2007, -2/+36This is nothing... Audi has a portion of their museum in Germany devoted to wrecks just like this one.
There was a 2004 A8 on display there that was going about 90-100 mph when the driver fell asleep and lost control, sending the car flipping sideways and cutting a swath of destruction through the forest like a buzzsaw. They estimated he flipped at least 70 times, and the car looked like an aluminium toilet paper tube as the rolling had rounded it out.
The car was completely wrecked, but the driver walked away with minor scratches on his face that were caused by the shattered windshield. Audi had just introduced in that model year a new full curtain airbag system that deployed when the car went airborne and a dynamic belt tensioning system that auto adjusted to the flipping forces and kept him in his seat without hurting him too much.
Anyway, other then Volvo, there is no matching Audi's quality and level of protection. If I ever get up enough scratch, that's what I'll be driving. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+37Original link without the ***** ad revenue whoring blogspam:
http://www.rs6.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11342&page=2 - Shuk, on 10/12/2007, -6/+40Does this man happen to be a cheerleader?
- McGrude, on 10/12/2007, -1/+26Damn lucky he didn't have a passenger!
- davidrools, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23haha I thought "eleventy" was a number you come up with you're drunk...at least it tends to for me
- rdubya, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Oh yes I got an Audi. Peter that's an Audit. No the "T" is silent.
- signal15, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17@Tourney
I'm not sure why the quality ratings are low. I drive an Audi, and many people I know have VW's and BMW's, with few, if any problems. Maybe Benz is dragging them down? :)
I've seen photos of some pretty horrible accidents with Audi's, and people still walk away from them. Regardless of what the perceived quality is, they are definitely some of the safest cars on the road.
Also, are you on crack? American cars are nowhere near the quality of german ones. Unless cheap plastic interiors and suspension components made from bent sheet metal are your idea of quality. - shredswithpiks, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18"There was a 2004 A8 on display there that was going about 90-100 mph when the driver fell asleep and lost control, sending the car flipping sideways and cutting a swath of destruction through the forest like a buzzsaw. They estimated he flipped at least 70 times, and the car looked like an aluminium toilet paper tube as the rolling had rounded it out."
I'm calling BS on flipping 70 times... there's no way. - Nitelite, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16magical leprechauns?
I'm going to get my new Audi right away! - adraft, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17WE'VE GONE PLAID
- agarc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17@Tourney3p0
What problem do you have with German automobile quality? Audi's quality ratings are extremely high. These are still the safest cars on the road. - Mipmap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15Twelvety mph and he would have been dead.
- CraigB12, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Good thing he wasn't driving a Hyundai
- nsjoker, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15How do you crash an Audi RS6? The car has amazing handling. Lucky dude, but still.. what a loss :/
I got hit by an 18-wheeler in my A4 and walked away, maybe there are magical leprechauns in the chassis that protect the passengers. Who knows?? - zweizweifunf, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16Buff right out, that will
- whiskeymb, on 10/12/2007, -6/+19it wasn't german engineering, it was incredible luck! if it had been great engineering then the car wouldn't have left the road and it would have torn right through the passenger cab.
- Terc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I particularly enjoy the left rear wheel still sitting in the wheel well even though the axle has been cleanly ripped away. He's one very lucky guy not to end up a mangled piece of meat in all that metal
- amillion3, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12A little duct tape and some bodywork and she's good to go!
- dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Dammit. He probably spilled coffee all over his lap, too.
- lemonsensation, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9@thecash "Anyway, other then Volvo, there is no matching Audi's quality and level of protection."
I am sure Audi engineering helped to a certain extent but in a crash like that, it isn't so much the level of protection that will save your life but how lucky you are.
Another foot in the wrong trajectory could mean the driver side area slamming into a tree at "eleventy" miles an hour which would mean instant death no matter how well protected you are. - xyphur, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Truly amazing, and a great testament to the strength of German engineering. But the instant I read 'crash' and then 'ABT-tuned Audi RS6" I was somewhat hesitant to look at the pics... Being a huge car guy, I can't help but look at that car and think "you poor thing."
- Caleb83, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9This is older, but here is a wrecked Audi A3:
http://timeslips.bootnetworks.com/a3tree/index.html - burningmonk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I love how the tree was completely unharmed and pristine.
Tree: 1
Car: 0 - tidu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8It does get funnier everytime someone says it.
- LaueOfficer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9@ signal15
I take it you don't have a sense of humor/haven't seen SpaceBalls. - steelmaverick, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8German engineering, baby! Oww-Dee, in da haus!
- Splizxer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I've done this before... In Carmageddon 2.
- firblitz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Notice how everything but the driver's seat is ripped apart, it's sitting there like nothing happened. Amazing.
- jhnewt, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I think it was luck, not the strength of German engineering, that saved his life. If anyone was sitting in any other seat they'd be dead, and the driver could easily have been so too. That's my warning for those of you who were thinking of getting an Audi and driving it 100 mph into a tree just for fun...
- signal15, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Doh, I forgot about that line...
>European, eh? Just like "miles per hour"?
The accident happened in Luxembourg. - Haohmaru, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8So would Twelvety and Thirteenty be valid speeds? Perhaps Fourteenty?
- Cannfodd3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I think you're all getting into a little semantics here. While reliability might be low compared to Japanese cars, what's being discussed here is the survivability of this kind of incident at speed. German cars are designed to be driven (and therefore crashed) at speed. If I have to sacrifice a level of reliability for that safety, so be it.
- adraft, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Yeah I worked in a garage for a long time, and we saw quite a few German cars roll in. I'll make no judgment on the people who build or drive them, but I can say this:
When you flip open the hood of one of these babies for the first time, all you think is "Wow, that's a lot of parts." They cram every square inch with anything they can (a nightmare to reach around in), and all of the mechanics hated working on them. At one point in time or another, every car is going to break down, the only question is, how much money do you have for repairs? More parts = more opportunities for them to fail. I personally say don't waste your money.
Though at one point, a mechanic from Serbia came to work in our garage, and he knew billions of tricks for these cars to repair them without any new parts. I guess it all depends on who you are. - Nitelite, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7And now a moment of silence for the fine automobile
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Lucky person to live through that. Hope he/she slows down a bit in the future. - Osiriscky3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+63 factors in the survival of an accident.
1) Impact loads within human tolerance
2) Occupiable living space
3) post crash factors
that is an amazing accident for someone to walk away from. - amcluesent, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Did his pants wash out OK?
- LaueOfficer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"we would have to be circus performers to do that in an audi."
Actually it works out, the Audi seats go ALL the way back and flat and create a nice little spot to sit between on the back seats. Try it out, that is, if you have someone to try it with other than your hand. - ScottyMo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Eleventy miles an hour? Are we sure that this wasn't the rare Audi A-threeve in action?
- tidu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5you mean 11ty
- jigeen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Now Xzibit can pimp his ride
- wrestlingnrj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Anyone ever hear of Stefan Erikson? He crashed his Ferrari Enzo out here in Southern California. He hit a telephone pole at almost 160mph, split the car in half and walked away.
- DenTPuzz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5It's times like that when you find out adrenaline is brown...
- jimnz111, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Great engineering? My next car is going to be made from a tree
- whiskeymb, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7@tourney
yes, MB and VW suck, but don't pigeon hole all German cars... by your same logic all american cars suck as well and all black men abandon their children. - rshu4you, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4His stolen Million $$$ Ferrari
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I'm glad this jackass didn't kill anyone else. I fully admit to going triple digits on my bike, but not in a station wagon (even if it is an Audi) on a public road. People need to realize that tracks have public track days to pull ***** like this. And if you do run off all you have to worry about it pick gravel out of your wheel wells.
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