Breaking (sad) News - another Tesla crash

[KOL2000]

Good news is everyone seems to be fine. This happened right outside my work.

 

[kinddog]

that sux

but damn, every crash photo of this car makes it look like a freakin tank.

 

[keys]

Auch! My favorite color :frown:... Although I hope nobody ever gets hurt, a major crash would provide great insights to the true safety. Must say that the aluminum crumbles quite differently from plate steel .

 

[Lloyd]

What did they hit? That is really a wierd crumple pattern!

 

[KOL2000]

It was a four car crash apparently and Tesla was hit in the rear too (but nothing more than a scratch on bumper). I don't know which car the Tesla hit.

It's true, aside from mandatory crumple zones these things are built like M1 tanks. I hope nobody ever has to find out the limits of a Tesla...

 

[bollar]

Ick. Any pictures available of the other side?

 

[KOL2000]

nope other side in busy street and didn't want to get run over :smile:

 

[johnnydop]

Looks like it might have hit an SUV's trailer hitch considering the point of impact looks to be where the hood meets the grill at a singular point.

 

[AnOutsider]

What did they hit? That is really a wierd crumple pattern!

I was thinking the same. Looks like something "sharp" right above the nose cone.

Poor sexy brown.

 

[brianstorms]

Yikes I have a friend in town here in San Diego who owns a brown Model S. I was just in the car with him the other day! Hope this isn't his car!

 

[lolachampcar]

Looks like the typical guy in front stops, his nose dives and butt goes up just in time for the next guy in line to slide underneath. I second that underneath was a trailer hitch and it just gaffed the hood.

 

[scaesare]

That crumple pattern caught my eye too.

My first thought was "corner of a box-truck liftgate". It had to be something up high that the nose of the Model S was able to drive under for a couple of feet.

 

[jomo25]

That crumple pattern caught my eye too.

My first thought was "corner of a box-truck liftgate". It had to be something up high that the nose of the Model S was able to drive under for a couple of feet.

Either that or the Hulk or Man of Steel stopped the car.

 

[Plug Me In]

Glad no injuries. I think that's the first brown with gray wheel combo I've seen. Looks (looked) pretty sharp.

 

[brianman]

Is it just my imagination or does the car look like it's saying "just a flesh wound" but in a very angry voice ("damn kids, get off my roads!")?

 

[gctseng]

Looks like no frame damage? Good thing is, because there's nothing in the frunk, and looks like passenger side wheel well came through relatively unscathed (which means the DC-DC converter may be undamaged), it will be repairable? Ouch.

Hulk smash!