The below Citroen C-Triomphe was crushed by a landslide in the recent earthquake in Sichuan, but despite its roof collpasing the car was able to drive normally according to recent press reports.
Citroen C-Triomphe - Worlds strongest car?
Published by May 27th, 2008 in Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile and Dongfeng Automobile Company. |
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That’s great but it’s not exactly safe to drive either. It’s driveable, reminds me of the Top Gear stance on the Hilux http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Top-Gear-tries-to-destroy_105017.htm
The opposite campaign of the “Lemon Mercedes” paraded around by the irate owner and inviting people to sledgehammer it.
Bet this owner doesn’t hate the French!
I remember when a few people (guys)would drive around without the hood on their rig to show off the engine and get a ticket. I guess you can drive any unsafe vehicle in China and get away with it. Maybe he was taking to the insurance adjuster…
I wonder if the insurance policy covers natural disasters… Nothing a backyard mechanic with a sledgehammer and some fibreglass can’t fix.
Well, C-Trimph cannot be the world’s strongest car, but the guy must be the world’s luckiest driver!
Salute!
Long live ChuanF A8512!
All the best!!
well, I wouldn’t really say it was driving “normally” …
Well, if the car is FF-config, of course it’ll be able to “drive” after its rear is crushed. Well, I guess the gas tank had to survive the impact but from the photos, the rear end didn’t really get crushed all that much. Didn’t Top Gear once drive a car with the rear end chopped off in the middle of London? That was amusing
écrasée de citron
Looks like a crushed beer can…At least a beer can had a use prior to crushing. This car is a rolling coffin, I’m surprised a lawyer isn’t following it around waiting for an accident, so he can sue the car company for making a car that an idiot could drive after an earthquake.