C7, crashes so hard it ejects engine

[Lowend]

I've seen a lot of crashes in my life. This is one of the most spectacular where the driver walked away.



This idoit was street racing on the freeway in SoCal. Not sure how the crash went down, but the engine it literally sitting ~150 yards away in the freeway lane (skip to 1:47).

Gotta give it up to GM's chassis engineers, driver not only survived, but you seem him walk to the gurney in the video.

This C7 Corvette Ejected Its Whole Engine in a Highway Crash

Witnesses say the Corvette was possibly racing on the freeway when the crash occurred.

www.roadandtrack.com

 

[danbrennan]

I bet it shows up on Ebay as a Corvette engine takeout ..

 

[dcozzi]

Low miles. Creampuff. Only raced once.

I bet it shows up on Ebay as a Corvette engine takeout ..

 

[mrfleet12]

Friend from highschool and her fiancee were just in a bad accident in their C7. Everyone was shocked they lived. Very well built safe cars.

 

[tom3]

I wonder if a C8 would have the same protection?

 

[Lowend]

The C8 is Probably better. the IIHS/NHTSA ups crash standards every couple of years.

 

[John Wright]

Hit so hard.... it knocked the "V" out of Corvette.

 

[1980RS]

Hit so hard.... it knocked the "V" out of Corvette.

Now it's a Corette, econ version.