Lamborghini Huracan Motorway crash 200mph+

[WDB124066]

Thank the rescue and medical staff that stitched them back together more like it.

 

[Mr Kripling]

Apparently he was able to exit the car and drag the passenger out before it went extra-crispy.

 

[Teflonso]

I knew it was going to end in tears as soon as I saw the driver's shorts and hairy legs. Bet he was wearing sandals too.

As for the car - it should T-Cut out.

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[GH421]

I've never driven one or gone to those speeds but are lambo's as stable as say a porsche? Obviously 90% goes down to the driver but if the same guy was driving say...a GT3 RS would it have suffered a similar fate?

 

[Palfrem]

200+ on public road is too fast. Reaction time and observation of other motorists is a bit variable too.

Very lucky to still be alive though - and not to involve another car(s).

I wonder how much more footage there is?

 

[wemorgan]

Just goes to show how strong moden cars can be. Shame about the tools behind the wheel though.

There's nothing wrong with driving these cars at these speeds.
They are designed to do it.

Designed to do those speeds, yes.
Designed to crash at those speeds, no.

A FIA certified race car would have a roll cage, 6 point harness etc.

 

[Rashman]

Designed to do those speeds, yes.
Designed to crash at those speeds, no.

A FIA certified race car would have a roll cage, 6 point harness etc.

Yup.
Agreed.

 

[mat8n]

speed aside, when you watch the video, he is actually driving sensibly.
you can tell he is aware of other traffic, no tail gating or weaving.... just going fast but totally aware of his surroundings.

the incident looked like it was caused by instability, not plain out and out recklessness.

so he's wearing shorts?? what does that matter? does everyone go out with race suits and helmets these days?

i'm sure the majority of people on hear have given their high power cars a bit of a thrashing once in a while, gone way over the speed limit on public roads.

I see a bit of jealously creeping in with some remarks. people are assuming he's a young spoilt rich kid with no idea and that pee's people off.

He's been unlucky and lucky at the same time.

Not big or clever either.

 

[John Jones Jr]

Designed to crash at those speeds, no.

I don't know, surely the inbuilt safety cell along with front & rear crumple zones etc would apply in a normal crash giving the occupants a fighting chance. Now, any car flipping, rolling and then thrown down a ditch at major speed would be a different ballgame even at 104mph.

From my very limited understanding of modern supercar design, I understood these cars are designed to deliberately split in half, disconnecting the engine & gearbox from the cell to reduce the effects of uncontrollable mass.

Heres a bit of info:
Lamborghini rises to the next level with the Huracán LP 610-4 when it comes to the bodyshell concept, too. The Gallardo had an aluminum space frame - an extremely stiff framework consisting of cast nodes and extruded profile with permanently integrated aluminum panels. Its successor features an innovative hybrid chassis. It combines aluminum components with large elements made from carbon-fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) - that ultra-lightweight material in which Lamborghini has developed groundbreaking expertise over many years.

The hybrid chassis of the Lamborghini Huracán consists partly of aluminum; the front and rear sections of the car with the axle mounts are made almost entirely from the lightweight alloy, and carbon-fiber parts produced using the RTM process (Resin Transfer Molding). They are concentrated around the occupant cell, where they form part of the floor and sills, the center tunnel, the rear bulkhead and the B-pillars with their particularly complicated geometries. The x-shaped brace in the engine bay is also made from CFRP. Stainless steel fasteners connect the aluminum and carbon-fiber components.

The innovative hybrid chassis of the Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 weighs less than 200 kilograms, even less than the already very lightweight space frame of the Gallardo. The hybrid chassis is considerably better when it comes to crash safety and stiffness, which lays the foundation for the dynamic handling and precise production finish. The rear bulkhead, for instance, offers excellent protection in the event of a side impact, because its fibers are laid out in exactly the direction of load travel.

 

[Simon_M]

I've never driven one or gone to those speeds but are lambo's as stable as say a porsche? Obviously 90% goes down to the driver but if the same guy was driving say...a GT3 RS would it have suffered a similar fate?

Looks to me more like the car hit a bump or it was a tyre blow-out, the way the camera view ducks down suggests something caused the car to bounce or lift off, maybe even just bottomed out.

Doubt a Porsche would have done any better, once traction is lost you are a passenger at that speed.

S

 

[automaniaman]

A simple case of cause & effect then...

 

[dan-mb]

I would doubt it very much

see post #5 & #6

they both survived :bannana:

 

[Crazyfool]

I've never driven one or gone to those speeds but are lambo's as stable as say a porsche? Obviously 90% goes down to the driver but if the same guy was driving say...a GT3 RS would it have suffered a similar fate?

I'm going to Thruxton at the end of March to drive it, so I'll let you know how it performs! Lambo and Porsche are owned by the VW Audi Group and I know both use the Audi Quattro system, albeit refined to suit each individual car.

So handling wise, you would think they should be excellent, but it does still depend on tyres, road surface and more importantly driver. The Quattro system does give you confidence, but at 200mph, surely it comes down to the driver.

 

[dan-mb]

speed aside, when you watch the video, he is actually driving sensibly.
you can tell he is aware of other traffic, no tail gating or weaving.... just going fast but totally aware of his surroundings.

the incident looked like it was caused by instability, not plain out and out recklessness.

so he's wearing shorts?? what does that matter? does everyone go out with race suits and helmets these days?

i'm sure the majority of people on hear have given their high power cars a bit of a thrashing once in a while, gone way over the speed limit on public roads.

I see a bit of jealously creeping in with some remarks. people are assuming he's a young spoilt rich kid with no idea and that pee's people off.

He's been unlucky and lucky at the same time.

Not big or clever either.

never more than 70mph honestly officer

 

[Meldrew2]

...The Quattro system does give you confidence, but at 200mph, surely it comes down to the driver.

At that kind of speed, aerodynamics are surely also a very big factor.

From Wings & Ground Effects | Formula One Art & Genius

...ground effects had a problem, namely that slight miscalculations in set-up would render the ground-effect F1 car undriveable and wickedly unstable. The need to keep ground clearances extremely low led to rigidly sprung, rock-hard cars with virtually no ride height tolerance and little if any ability to handle bumps and curbs. Something really terrible, unnatural and unpredictable would happen if the airflow beneath the car was disrupted for one reason or another.

 

[Dryce]

but at 200mph, surely it comes down to the driver.

Nope.

The amount of energy involved, momentum, aerodynamics, and even the gyroscopic effects of the wheels can have an interesting interactions with each other if there is the *slightest* upset.

The sad thing is that many drivers don't realise how little it takes to upset a car at say 40mph if there's a damp surface, an undulation, and a kink in the road.

Mid engine cars can be quite interesting if the front lifts at speed when the car is under power. If a car gets unsettled such that it tips slightly left or right at high speed the gyroscopic effect of the wheels will try and make it yaw. So things can get very out of control very quickly.

It's worth considering high speed racing cars tend to have a lot of downforce and are generally are run on smooth circuits.

So doing this on a public road - the only bit that's down to the driver is whether to risk it or not. Once the decision to take the risk is made then there's a big % of whatever comes next that is no longer down to the driver.

 

[neilrr]

Where was he driving the Lambo & what was the speed limit on that road?

 

[Rashman]

Where was he driving the Lambo & what was the speed limit on that road?

Is that you, Dhard?.....

 

[Simon_M]

Thought it was the M7 in Hungary, so probably 130kph. His speed equates to about 2.5x the limit, a little excessive!

 

[renault12ts]

There's nothing wrong with driving these cars at these speeds.
They are designed to do it.

However...the road is not designed for that speed.