Journalist flips BMW i8 during a test drive

ORIGIN M. · 07-01-2015, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 04cobra

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Originally Posted by red-sauerkraut

Well I have a funny feeling something was turned off...

What could have been turned off to do that, the "launch pad" ?

The radio might have been enough beyond poor hand eye coordination.

Gray_Panther · 07-01-2015, 04:18 PM

So that's what it looks like underneath.

Car22 · 07-01-2015, 04:21 PM

I feel bad for the driver but these are some damn funny posts.... the left rear tire appears to be low by 4 psi.

x.shell · 07-01-2015, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mrpizat

please tell me it was jalopnik. lol

Damnit Patrick.

BMW M Power Mexico · 07-01-2015, 04:43 PM

Happened to the first press car in the country a few months back. Idiot journo was ok.

mshab356 · 07-01-2015, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by red-sauerkraut

Well I have a funny feeling something was turned off...

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Originally Posted by Epirali

That is actually an impressive accomplishment if you have driven an i8...

Yeah...BMW was turned off by his horrendous driving...

Longbow64 · 07-01-2015, 04:56 PM

The PSI in the front left tire was 1.5 PSI lower than the right.

bradleyland · 07-01-2015, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SROC5

snap oversteer coming out corner, bounces into and then up retaining wall ripping the front end under panels, takes a bit of the fence with it before it flips over. Spiral pass.

If you look closely, that girl in the background is smiling. lol.

Snap oversteer is the boogeyman of aimchair accident analysis. Everyone says it, but no one actually knows what it looks like (unless you're a fan of vintage Porsche racing).

Look at the damage under the front of the car. The driver was going forward and hit something that ripped apart the underside. Snap oversteer would have caused a spin, usually resulting in an impact at the side or rear of the car. If anything, I'd say the car understeered and slid in to something head on.

ORIGIN M. · 07-01-2015, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bradleyland

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Originally Posted by SROC5

snap oversteer coming out corner, bounces into and then up retaining wall ripping the front end under panels, takes a bit of the fence with it before it flips over. Spiral pass.

If you look closely, that girl in the background is smiling. lol.

Snap oversteer is the boogeyman of aimchair accident analysis. Everyone says it, but no one actually knows what it looks like (unless you're a fan of vintage Porsche racing).

Look at the damage under the front of the car. The driver was going forward and hit something that ripped apart the underside. Snap oversteer would have caused a spin, usually resulting in an impact at the side or rear of the car. If anything, I'd say the car understeered and slid in to something head on.

Correct.

He was going to fast, clearly!

antzcrashing · 07-01-2015, 05:33 PM

Flipgate

///M Power-Belgium · 07-01-2015, 05:33 PM

Too much of electric power .

But sadly this i8 is totaled !

shivaswrath · 07-01-2015, 05:49 PM

How fast was hat ass hat going down the hill? Donald Trump is going to have a field day with this...

M3 Number 86 · 07-01-2015, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SROC5

snap oversteer coming out corner, bounces into and then up retaining wall ripping the front end under panels, takes a bit of the fence with it before it flips over. Spiral pass.

If you look closely, that girl in the background is smiling. lol.

Snap oversteer with 225 tires?

BMWs don't snap oversteer. And it looks like it didn't roll more than once. I feel like he went up the side wall by accident and it just tipped over like a turtle.

Not like the BMW thief who probably rolled quite a bit of times. :thumbsup

Andrew115 · 07-01-2015, 05:54 PM

Looks like he jumped something maybe a curb like the famous SO M4 and didn't have a very nice landing zone.

M3 Number 86 · 07-01-2015, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by avol3xo

Lightly driven i8 test car for sale, low mileage minor scratches on roof (Like New)

In all seriousness hope the driver is okay but poor i8.

+normal wear and tear on underbody/lip which you can't see visually unless looking under the car intentionally.

LOLs

techwhiz · 07-01-2015, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Gray_Panther

So that's what it looks like underneath.

This^^^^^^

Someone is in TROUBLE.

BEM-S4 · 07-01-2015, 06:25 PM

Seems there's finally an i8 in the price range of my discretionary "toy" budget

N & M · 07-01-2015, 06:30 PM

This is why I don't show boat or overdrive the cars at test drive events. I tell you the comments are brutal. Without know what went wrong, it is amazing how some people rip the driver apart.

FrankiE90 · 07-01-2015, 06:30 PM

Lol

phoenixbmwlife · 07-01-2015, 07:09 PM

Did he press the turbo boost button? All kidding aside hope the driver is okay. Who cares if the car is messed up. It's a piece of metal and CF that can be replaced. Hey does this make all the other i8s go up in value? Lol

rr006rbc · 07-01-2015, 07:45 PM

Looks like he just plowed into the bend lol. Oops. Probably tonight the car had better front end grip but it just slid on him.

Sanlala · 07-01-2015, 07:49 PM

Wow,.. Hopefully driver ok and will be interesting as facts and information more available

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