Severe (300km/h) Autobahn Crash Destroys New M5 F10

[Mockngbrd]

Testament to how advanced safety systems in modern cars are and you really do get what you pay for. For a 300km/h crash, the car held up pretty well.

Hope everyone recovers:

http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=679088

 

 

This 2012 M5 was traveling at a top speed (approximately 186mph/300kmh) when the driver lost control of the car as he braked and swerved to avoid a car. As the driver of the M5 swerved to avoid a car which joined the highway aggressively (without noticing the oncoming BMW), the M5 struck the divider, bounced off and shot across the highway, where it flipped several times on the grass at the side of the A81.

 

The 60 year old driver, 20 year old passenger, and a dog were all seriously injured, but are alive. Judging by the severity of the damage to the car, it's a testament to the M5's safety technology that no one was instantly killed.

 

The car which cut off the M5 did not stop and fled the scene of the accident. The M6 and M3 on the scene belong to the M5 owner's sons, who were traveling with the M5 at the time of the accident. One of the sons, seeing smoke coming from the M5's engine after the crash, was able to prevent any more danger by using an extinguisher on the engine.

 

It's easy to forget sometimes just how much power our BMWs have and while they are some of the safest cars in the world, we are all still human, capable of suffering injuries and making driving mistakes (or simply suffering bad luck). So please be safe out there!

Edited April 20, 2012 by Mockngbrd

[1fast1]

Curse the cuckoo driver who caused this accident by not merging properly. :angry:

[Soya]

Testament to how advanced safety systems in modern cars are and you really do get what you pay for. For a 300km/h crash, the car held up pretty well.

 

 

still remember wat my wowo SE told me last time: conti car u pay for what u dun see.

 

very true.

[Desmondtwb]

300km/hr and it still looks like a M5. Miracle.

[RadX]

still remember wat my wowo SE told me last time: conti car u pay for what u dun see.

 

very true.

 

hantu ah

[RadX]

I am definitely firm in this......

[Evillusion]

Lucky my proton cannot reach 300km/hr

[Unidentified]

still remember wat my wowo SE told me last time: conti car u pay for what u dun see.

 

very true.

 

i think my chery QQ salesman told me the same thing before.

 

[RadX]

i think my chery QQ salesman told me the same thing before.

 

u hear wrongly, he say

' geely car u pay TO Si'

 

[Darryn]

M3, M5, M6 in one family - wonder if mummy also drives X5M?

 

[Evillusion]

M3, M5, M6 in one family - wonder if mummy also drives X5M?

Mummy drives XXM crazy

[Angchug]

BMW Germany properly give him a free replacement, great selling point for them. Still in one pcs at this speed.

[Soya]

i think my chery QQ salesman told me the same thing before.

 

 

tink u sala. for QQ, ur SE prob said: u pay for things u dun get.

[Highmount]

They not only breakdown, now they crash too ?

[Stanong11]

M3, M5, M6 in one family - wonder if mummy also drives X5M?

 

1M

[Ruykava]

still remember wat my wowo SE told me last time: conti car u pay for what u dun see.

 

very true.

 

Interesting that the headlights are still on! Actually it looks pretty "good" considering what just happened!

 

The 60 year old still driving at 300km/h, good man! Hope they have a speedy recovery

[Rosschang]

poor car...

[Vega]

M3, M5, M6 in one family - wonder if mummy also drives X5M?

 

as long you own a car here in sunny SG, all of us will be driving a M in germany.