Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash)

cwerdna · 10-24-2009, 02:34 AM

Not exactly news but here goes:
Not good: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous results — Autoblog Green

Ouch!

hill · 10-24-2009, 12:49 PM

What a crock. Funny it didn't make the REAL media ... not even cop cars (photoshoed) in the backround. Likely posted by GM's Lutz.

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**efusco** · 10-24-2009, 12:55 PM

No, it's real...been in discussion for a couple of weeks on Teslamotorsclub.com. It's in Europe, which is why we probably haven't heard much here.

DaveinOlyWA · 10-24-2009, 01:33 PM

ok... so this is an illustration of "drawbacks to low slung car design?"

Flying White Dutchman · 10-24-2009, 02:06 PM

when did this happen and where.
damm what are the ods a prius and a tesla roader and a SUV get in to this.
there are not a lot of these roadsters around yet. ( or will ever be )

dr_d12 · 10-24-2009, 02:26 PM

Fuel-efficient pileup. Sounds like the Prius driver was at fault, maybe he got overly excited about driving behind the Tesla and forgot to stop!

bedrock8x · 10-24-2009, 03:19 PM

The Prius loves the Tesla so much and decided to mate with her, but the Tesla already found a more muscular SUV.

Flying White Dutchman · 10-24-2009, 03:31 PM

mm you maybe right
there was some electricity between then.

neilz · 10-24-2009, 04:27 PM

It looks like the Prius drivers cage is untouched. That signifies to me that the driver didn't have any crumbled dash or interior to be moved before exiting the car. Impressive. The car means little to me. Walking away alive means allot.

Rybold · 10-24-2009, 04:33 PM

Prius drivers are not exempt from cell phone laws !!!!

Hang up and pay attention to the road !!!

From this photo, it is obvious and clear that the Prius rear-ended the Tesla, which was pushed under the SUV. The debris field around the Tesla is fore and aft of the rear wheels; the Tesla was compacted between the Prius and SUV. Considering the left side of the Tesla is not crushed from the side, the only way the SUV could have ended up in that position is if the Tesla was pushed under the rear end of the SUV and the SUV's front wheels maintained traction as the Tesla pushed the SUV rear end around the side of the SUV front wheels (notice the white stripes marking the lanes on the road).

"Prius. Destroying electric cars one at a time."

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10-24-2009, 02:34 AM	#1
cwerdna Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seattle area, WA Posts: 2,306 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: N/A Package: #7 Thanks: 26 Thanked 60 Times in 52 Posts Friends: 3	Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash) Not exactly news but here goes: Not good: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous results — Autoblog Green Ouch!

10-24-2009, 12:49 PM	#2
hill High Fiber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South OC So Cal & the Flathead Valley MT Posts: 3,873 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 15 Thanked 93 Times in 68 Posts Friends: 12	Re: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash) What a crock. Funny it didn't make the REAL media ... not even cop cars (photoshoed) in the backround. Likely posted by GM's Lutz. .

10-24-2009, 12:55 PM	#3
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,228 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 49 Thanked 249 Times in 148 Posts Friends: 37	Re: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash) No, it's real...been in discussion for a couple of weeks on Teslamotorsclub.com. It's in Europe, which is why we probably haven't heard much here. Last edited by efusco; 10-24-2009 at 12:59 PM.

10-24-2009, 01:33 PM	#4
DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 12,377 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 24 Thanked 121 Times in 103 Posts Friends: 10	Re: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash) ok... so this is an illustration of "drawbacks to low slung car design?"

10-24-2009, 02:06 PM	#5
Flying White Dutchman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,546 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: Thanks: 3 Thanked 183 Times in 150 Posts Friends: 9	Re: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash) when did this happen and where. damm what are the ods a prius and a tesla roader and a SUV get in to this. there are not a lot of these roadsters around yet. ( or will ever be )

10-24-2009, 02:26 PM	#6
dr_d12 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 85 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: N/A Package: Base - CA Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash) Fuel-efficient pileup. Sounds like the Prius driver was at fault, maybe he got overly excited about driving behind the Tesla and forgot to stop!

10-24-2009, 03:19 PM	#7
bedrock8x Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 586 My Car: Other Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts Friends: 2	Re: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash) The Prius loves the Tesla so much and decided to mate with her, but the Tesla already found a more muscular SUV.

10-24-2009, 03:31 PM	#8
Flying White Dutchman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,546 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: Thanks: 3 Thanked 183 Times in 150 Posts Friends: 9	Re: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash) mm you maybe right there was some electricity between then.

10-24-2009, 04:27 PM	#9
neilz Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 80 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: No Package Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash) It looks like the Prius drivers cage is untouched. That signifies to me that the driver didn't have any crumbled dash or interior to be moved before exiting the car. Impressive. The car means little to me. Walking away alive means allot.

10-24-2009, 04:33 PM	#10
Rybold globally warmed member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,246 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 95 Thanked 29 Times in 25 Posts Friends: 3	Re: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous result (crash) Prius drivers are not exempt from cell phone laws !!!! Hang up and pay attention to the road !!! From this photo, it is obvious and clear that the Prius rear-ended the Tesla, which was pushed under the SUV. The debris field around the Tesla is fore and aft of the rear wheels; the Tesla was compacted between the Prius and SUV. Considering the left side of the Tesla is not crushed from the side, the only way the SUV could have ended up in that position is if the Tesla was pushed under the rear end of the SUV and the SUV's front wheels maintained traction as the Tesla pushed the SUV rear end around the side of the SUV front wheels (notice the white stripes marking the lanes on the road). "Prius. Destroying electric cars one at a time." . Last edited by Rybold; 10-24-2009 at 04:41 PM.

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