[invertigo]

I'm talking about the design in general, not Walkers death crash.

[Avanti]

Originally Posted by Kelseecat65 ↗

I used the word fragile due to the following statement, supposedly issued by Porsche;

"This vehicle cannot drive over a Foster Beer can that is lying on its side. It will crush the can and damage the carbon fiber under panels," adding, "You need to be aware of what type of road surface you are on (dips, pot holes, seam heights, etc.)."

Perhaps I chose the wrong word, but that seems fragile to me...

Well, almost every supercar is that low or even lower and have carbon fiber panels. It's more about the owners being informed of the car's limits. It's like if VW would release information about that the Polo can't drive over a rock of a certain height without damaging the car.

The carbon fiber panels have their purpose of producing downforce and reducing drag under the car but if you're going to drive on the street you could remove them and it wouldn't make a difference. Not at legal speeds.

As for speed bumps, most supercars don't have any problems with them. You have to go slowly over them and sometimes the panels touch just a little bit when the bump is right under the car but it's ok, it won't do any proper damage. There are often certain lower points in the floor called skid blocks that can take some serious punishment and are the ones that tell you when you're touching anything.

[Pyramid_Head]

The fact that the studio has already announced an 8th Fast movie is unreal.

[Kerri]

If Porche knew all these restrictions, special instructions, and trainings of non race car driving employees were crucial, then why were these cars being marketed to the private sector? Its dangerous to be rich. Not as lethal as poverty tho.Walker seemed like a very nice guy. Handsome!

[Avanti]

Originally Posted by Kerri ↗

If Porche knew all these restrictions, special instructions, and trainings of non race car driving employees were crucial, then why were these cars being marketed to the private sector?

Well why not? The car itself doesn't make it dangerous, the driver does. Handle a knife in a wrong way while cooking and you'll cut yourself. Is the knife dangerous or you?

[Rfneimad]

Some people can't keep a Corolla from crashing, leave the Porsche's alone!

[BBKF]

The bottom line is the driver was just going too fast. Sorry for this post...I wish I had been able to delete in entirety.

[DiamondSmiles]

[QUOTE=hckr_wolf;4028001]The following is from TMZ, so take from it what you will:

Paul Walker Family Believes
Road Bumps Sealed His Fate


You beat me to it Just saw this!

Never saw any of the man's work. Now, people are saying he went out with a lot of 16 year olds.

[Pyramid_Head]

Of course the crash depends on the driver to big degree. But the fact that this car even came with warnings from Porsche about it's unpredictability with losing control, shows that the car was also a hazard.

[Kelseecat65]

[quote=diamondsmiles;4030568]

Originally Posted by hckr_wolf ↗

Never saw any of the man's work. Now, people are saying he went out with a lot of 16 year olds.

My understanding is that he began dating his love interest when she was 16, and they had a long term relationship that lasted until his death. I *think* she is around 23 now.