It's Fishbits' "too many threads" day! What would it take to flip this car?
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It's Fishbits' "too many threads" day! What would it take to flip this car?
I am not good at physics, and I've only driven trucks with a high center of gravity, where you are considering clearances and angles where the car might flip if you hit the turn, curve, terrain wrong. Well... not in the F-Type.
I haven't aggressively tracked (done Sonoma a few laps), nor done autocross, so I am not familiar what it would be like to get this thing onto 3 wheels, let alone 2. It means I don't really know the tolerances or limitations of the car, and as heavy as it is.... what would it take to flip this car over? I am not wanting to do it, but would love to have a better feel for speeds and turns that would reach the outer limits of keeping this thing on the ground.
I am sure it's an absurd question, but totally curious. We don't even have to do the calculations on the back of a napkin.... but has anyone really come very close to reaching the threshold of where this car is airborne or potentially flipping?
I assume this thread will die quickly and painlessly, so no worries if this is super dumb. =)
I haven't aggressively tracked (done Sonoma a few laps), nor done autocross, so I am not familiar what it would be like to get this thing onto 3 wheels, let alone 2. It means I don't really know the tolerances or limitations of the car, and as heavy as it is.... what would it take to flip this car over? I am not wanting to do it, but would love to have a better feel for speeds and turns that would reach the outer limits of keeping this thing on the ground.
I am sure it's an absurd question, but totally curious. We don't even have to do the calculations on the back of a napkin.... but has anyone really come very close to reaching the threshold of where this car is airborne or potentially flipping?
I assume this thread will die quickly and painlessly, so no worries if this is super dumb. =)
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89 Jacobra (04-19-2018)
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Yes, well I guess if you can do it to a Gallardo, you could do it to an F Type Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder rolled by mechanic on test drive | PerformanceDrive
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I remember reading an article when the remake of Casino Royal got made several years ago. Now that was an Aston Martin but the sides and low centre of gravity are likely very similar. They were filming over and over the scene where Daniel Craig has to avoid hitting Eva Green and stunt driver just could not get the car to roll over. They even tried a ramp. Ultimate they had to rig a hydraulic piston to fire off at the right time to get the car to flip. I suspect the FTYPE is also that tough to roll without a lot of external help.
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I remember reading an article when the remake of Casino Royal got made several years ago. Now that was an Aston Martin but the sides and low centre of gravity are likely very similar. They were filming over and over the scene where Daniel Craig has to avoid hitting Eva Green and stunt driver just could not get the car to roll over. They even tried a ramp. Ultimate they had to rig a hydraulic piston to fire off at the right time to get the car to flip. I suspect the FTYPE is also that tough to roll without a lot of external help.
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Unconsciously, I'm sure that Bon scene left some residual apprehensions. What a spectacular flip and crash.
However, I forgot about a few instances of the car rolling.
A guy in 2014 rolled his convertible in a race
https://www.carscoops.com/2014/05/watch-jaguar-f-type-crash-and-roll-over/
And and a Reckless street race in China, at about a hundred fifty miles per hour, when a car pulled out in front of the F-type. Look at that a pillar.
https://www.latintimes.com/jaguar-f-type-crash-kills-street-racer-china-body-left-street-warn-dangers-speeding-photo-link-20262
However, I forgot about a few instances of the car rolling.
A guy in 2014 rolled his convertible in a race
https://www.carscoops.com/2014/05/watch-jaguar-f-type-crash-and-roll-over/
And and a Reckless street race in China, at about a hundred fifty miles per hour, when a car pulled out in front of the F-type. Look at that a pillar.
https://www.latintimes.com/jaguar-f-type-crash-kills-street-racer-china-body-left-street-warn-dangers-speeding-photo-link-20262
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I suppose I am in the minority here, but I believe any car is very easy to roll.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2qzjdH46gY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sbNBZvSx_A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEP_wfEY7kw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=JEnQ-MgbZiY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2qzjdH46gY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sbNBZvSx_A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEP_wfEY7kw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=JEnQ-MgbZiY
None of those four scenarios really ever present themselves to a driver of a performance car that knows what they are doing behind the wheel.
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DPelletier (04-24-2018)
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Considering that each of those four had the combination of dumbass drivers and uncommon situational events, I would not use those four videos as evidence of ANY car being "easy" to roll. Add in the high center of gravity for a few of them...
None of those four scenarios really ever present themselves to a driver of a performance car that knows what they are doing behind the wheel.
None of those four scenarios really ever present themselves to a driver of a performance car that knows what they are doing behind the wheel.
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I suppose I am in the minority here, but I believe any car is very easy to roll.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2qzjdH46gY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sbNBZvSx_A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEP_wfEY7kw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=JEnQ-MgbZiY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2qzjdH46gY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sbNBZvSx_A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEP_wfEY7kw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=JEnQ-MgbZiY
That particular one is absolutely terrifying...