McClaren 650s vs Saab

[zeitghost]

It's the Wail, but wtf.

McLaren 650S Spider almost destroyed in head-on crash in London | Daily Mail Online



For dear old Freako, this relates to a car some clown spent £250k on being totalled by a Saab.

[BolshieBastard]

Saw that, the mclaren didnt look good. But the passenger compartment didnt show any signs of collapse so I guess the crumple zones worked. Bit surprised the body panel effectively disintegrated so much. Mind saabs \ volvos were not known as tanks on wheels for nothing.

[vwdan]

Saw that, the mclaren didnt look good. But the passenger compartment didnt show any signs of collapse so I guess the crumple zones worked. Bit surprised the body panel effectively disintegrated so much. Mind saabs \ volvos were not known as tanks on wheels for nothing.

Exactly - no cabin intrusion and lots of dissipated energy would be a good thing for those driving. I once saw a collection of 1930's era crash investigation photos - most of those cars looked like they just needed a bit of T-Cut, but many were fatal accidents.

[BlasterBates]

Who jumped the lights?

or was the McClaren driver simply a plonker

[ZARDOZ]

Mind saabs \ volvos were not known as tanks on wheels for nothing.

May have been true in the 70s 80s...
But, that model of Saab is effectively a Vauxhall Vectra in a dress..so more of a shed a wheels.

Likely the McClaren picked up most of the damage when it was spinning around hitting things

[VectraMan]

But, that model of Saab is effectively a Vauxhall Vectra in a dress..so more of a shed a wheels.

Nothing wrong with a Vauxhall Vectra.

[GlenW]

May have been true in the 70s 80s...
But, that model of Saab is effectively a Vauxhall Vectra in a dress..so more of a shed a wheels.

Likely the McClaren picked up most of the damage when it was spinning around hitting things

I once saw a 1970's Volvo that had run a little wide on a tight bend near Haydon Bridge, its front right corner hit the front right corner of a car coming the other way. The other car was a Rolls Royce and was a little scratched, the Volvo was totalled!

[ZARDOZ]

I once saw a 1970's Volvo that had run a little wide on a tight bend near Haydon Bridge, its front right corner hit the front right corner of a car coming the other way. The other car was a Rolls Royce and was a little scratched, the Volvo was totalled!

at 2-2.5 ton the Roller is going to be at least 50% heavier than any Volvo and god knows how much stronger. Bit of a bargain classic these days...Here's one that used to belong to Nigela Lawson, seat sniffers need not apply

http://www.ghostmotors.co.uk/87SPIRIT.htm

[lilelvis2000]

ppffft!

Would be left in the dust by my '72 Austin 1800 (especially after the McCLaren crashed)