Tesla driver walked away from Model S unscathed after a crash ~500 feet down a hill. - Sensationalist Headlines

[QUOTE][t]https://i0.wp.com/electrek.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/2017-04-17-17-32-02.jpg[/t] A Tesla Model S driver and his passenger walked away unscathed after their vehicle tumbled ~500 feet down a cliff and ended up upside down in a trail. The driver, who wishes to remain anonymous, explained that a deer made him swerve off the edge while he was driving on Grizzly Peak Blvd on his way to the Oakland hills: [QUOTE]“While Driving perhaps a tad too spirited, a deer appeared at a curve at the worst possible moment. I instinctively (mistakenly) swerved to avoid it and my car ended up over the edge. We tumbled perhaps 150-200 feet down a steep slope, ended up upside down.”[/QUOTE] They later found that it was closer to 500 feet down from the road after they had to tow the Model S back up. Source: [url]https://electrek.co/2017/04/19/tesla-model-s-crash-cliff-save-life/[/url] [/QUOTE] More in the source.

500 feet is 152.4 meters what the fuck how the fuck

That underbody looks perfectly straight considered it tumbled down a 500 foot hill.

That does NOT look like a car that fell down 500 feet. I knew Teslas were built to last, but that's pretty extreme. [quote]The roof also played a crucial role since the vehicle rolled and ended up upside down. The sunroof detached itself midway down the cliff, but it didn’t affect the strength of the Model S’ roof, which broke NHTSA’s roof-crushing test equipment when they performed their crash tests. It could register a result past 4Gs – meaning that 4 Model S’s could pile up on another without the cabin caving in.[/quote] What the actual [B][I][U]FUCK[/U][/I][/B]

Perhaps it's likely that the car just slid down a portion of it?

I wonder if this one had the rear bumper reinforced or not. If you choose the jump seats in the back when the cars built then Tesla reinforce the rear bumper with a boron(I think) beam. Reinforced bumper vs rear end: [t]https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a9876ad8695a3637d0dc2878a9fad5fde4e13404010fd29a67cfe4face64be1f.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=Pinhead!;52126512]Perhaps it's likely that the car just slid down a portion of it?[/QUOTE] People have died from 50 foot falls.

[QUOTE=ZombieWaffle;52126489]That underbody looks perfectly straight considered it tumbled down a 500 foot hill.[/QUOTE] you'd want the underbody to be solid, don't they store the lithium cells in the floor pan? you wouldn't have too much fun if you punctured them in a crash :v:

is this car made of soviet steel?!

If I remember correctly, the Model S actually out-did the NHTSA safety rating; getting 5.4 stars. It achieved the highest safety rating of any car ever tested.

Pyramid for scale. (The Great Pyramid of Giza) [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Kheops-Pyramid.jpg[/t] Godzilla for scale. :v: [t]http://i.imgur.com/6jKODGp.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=Ezhik;52126445]500 feet is 152.4 meters what the fuck how the fuck[/QUOTE] Basically a third of the height of the local radio and television and telecomms transponder antenna. That's fucking impressive.

I was surprised at first, but then I realised that this was a vehicle envisioned by a superscientist. Still, falling 500 feet and having its occupants survive with mere bruises to show for it, that has to be one hell of an endorsement.

The article said it tumbled as opposed to something like a free fall drop. But that's still insanely impressive and lucky.

jfc that is incomprehensible. Tesla is just making themselves look better even when they don't plan to.

I'm still waiting for a freak accident to cause someone in a tesla to fall out of a plane/drop from a helicopter towing hook thing and live. At this rate honest to god it's not looking too unlikely.

Usually cars with roll cages can survive that I'm amazed the roof is still intact

The best products advertise themselves.

Is that 500ft height or 500ft distance? The article seems ambiguous, which makes me want to think it's the latter.

Looking at the article and pictures in it, it wasn't a cliff. It was a steep slope, with a lot of thick vegetation to slow it down. Not trying to shit on the Model S, but this is nowhere near even a 150 feet drop. I'm not very surprised the underbody still looks very intact, Tesla made sure it's very strong. That's where the batteries are, and damaged batteries tend to turn the car into a fireball.

[QUOTE=Morgen;52126550]I wonder if this one had the rear bumper reinforced or not. If you choose the jump seats in the back when the cars built then Tesla reinforce the rear bumper with a boron(I think) beam. Reinforced bumper vs rear end: [t]https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a9876ad8695a3637d0dc2878a9fad5fde4e13404010fd29a67cfe4face64be1f.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] you can't compare the crumple zone in the front of a car to the rear of a car.

[QUOTE=loopoo;52127140]you can't compare the crumple zone in the front of a car to the rear of a car.[/QUOTE] I don't know why this is getting disagrees, some guy rear ended me on the freeway going fast enough to damage his car (2015 vw gt) almost as bad as the one in that picture and the only external damage my 2012 accord had was a bent license plate and some scratches

[QUOTE=Valdor;52127734]I don't know why this is getting disagrees, some guy rear ended me on the freeway going fast enough to damage his car (2015 vw gt) almost as bad as the one in that picture and the only external damage my 2012 accord had was a bent license plate and some scratches[/QUOTE] just people who don't understand car bonnets are designed to crumple as a safety feature, or Tesla fanboys who believe the car is God's gift to Earth and it can do no wrong.

[QUOTE=loopoo;52127140]you can't compare the crumple zone in the front of a car to the rear of a car.[/QUOTE] I was just wondering because the trunk lift gate is smashed in but bumper looks fine.

Lot of bad reading in this thread. A person wouldn't be literally unscathed if he would legit do a nosedive 500 feet. That's not how gravity and mass acceleration works.

[QUOTE=1/4 Life;52126557]People have died from 50 foot falls.[/QUOTE] Shit, people can die falling 30 feet.

[QUOTE=MrBunneh;52126583]you'd want the underbody to be solid, don't they store the lithium cells in the floor pan? you wouldn't have too much fun if you punctured them in a crash :v:[/QUOTE] There was an incident a while back where a tow ball had fallen off a car onto the highway, a Tesla happened to hit it in a way that basically speared it up into the battery compartment, causing a fire after another 10 minutes of driving So they upgraded the underbody to titanium :v: [img]https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/blog_images/underbody-shield-tow-hitch-01-lq.gif[/img][img]https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/blog_images/underbody-shield-alternator-lq.gif[/img]

would be nice if they actually posted photos of the 'cliff' nvm I missed this picture [t]https://i1.wp.com/electrek.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/2017-04-17-17-25-06.jpg?w=700&h=&crop&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1[/t] not much of a cliff The amount of work they've put into the safety of these cars is great though, it reminds me of SAAB when they were still around.

[QUOTE=loopoo;52127858]just people who don't understand car bonnets are designed to crumple as a safety feature, or Tesla fanboys who believe the car is God's gift to Earth and it can do no wrong.[/QUOTE] may be a fair bit of the latter. truth be told this is only newsworthy because it happened in a tesla. Pretty much any midsize sedan from the last five years or so would have done just as well in this incident.

I'm surprised that something with such a low center of gravity landed upside-down.