Monday Rubber Necking > Cracked S350
The first round of damage.It happens. What were those Jersey barriers doing in the middle of the road anyway?
Anyhow ~ this photograph appeared recently on Automix.cz and we should note that what the picture depicts is a halted Benz having sustained damage before the tow truck had to pull it down.
Mercifully, the driver likely walked away from the accident.
There’s not much background behind the story of what went wrong on this city street in Prague. It appears that in a frissant of hurried travel, the driver lost control of the S350 (shown above) and found a new perch on the summit of a concrete wall.
On the face of it, there doesn’t appear to be too much damage – however – depending on the impact to the frame (probably significant) and the deployment of one or more airbags (likely) the big Benz may well be totaled.
Hope the driver had collision…
About the Author: Gunnar Heinrich is publisher of Automobiles De Luxe online and is executive producer of the Automobiles De Luxe Television series on PBS member station CPTV.
Infiniti | Feb 11, 2008 | Reply
Gunnar cover the LX570. Test drove it today. Felt a whole lot more upscale than the GL. For starters had sportier front seats. The standard tires were HUGE. The tundra engine has a lot more oomph than the LX470. The dash design felt cheap and weird. The car is very starship enterprise with this titanium finish.
The north american version comes with a lot less chrome than the Japanese version.
As for problems, this SUV is too plain on the sides. They abandoned wheel flares (as seen on the previous LX and current GX). The entire side profile is boring. It needs an aerokit.
Other than that it should last atleast 10 years before its next iteration introduced.
Gunnar Heinrich | Feb 11, 2008 | Reply
Infiniti > Send me an e-mail : gunnar@automobilesdeluxe.tv
gotleib1 | Feb 11, 2008 | Reply
Must have had, a DWE (Driving while eating)!
J | Feb 11, 2008 | Reply
This reminded me of the trip to work following a 500 SL through an industrial park. The road originally was intended to be one lane in each direction with with a center turn lane and wide break down lane, but due to traffic volume it was re-striped as two lanes in each direction.
This particular section of road was a series of sharp 90 degree turns. I was behind the SL in the right lane approaching a bend to the right. In the left lane ahead of us both was a tractor trailer.
The SL thought the truck was too slow and began passing on the right. You’ve likely know where this is going. The semi pinned the SL against the curb and crushed the top. Fortunately the SL driver was unhurt.
Gunnar Heinrich | Feb 11, 2008 | Reply
DWE leads to heartburn after crash ‘n burn.
Jim > The R129 SL is a strong car.