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Whoopsy:

Talking about the strength of the 12C platform:

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Yesterday my buddy hydroplaned while passing a semi on the highway, he wasn't even speeding. Spun out, hit the semi, bounced and hit the concrete divider, spun the other way and went off to the ditch off the side of the road and rolled a couple times. 

He walked away unhurt. 

And yes, that's a 675LT Spider.

It is excellent that the person wasn't hurt kiss

But should the platform have withstood the shock better than it did? I am not an accident expert and I am not sure I understood your comment.

 


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"Porsche....and Nothing else matters"

 

 

The 12C platform is build around the carbon tub. That tub is hyper strong to protect the passenger cell. And this is the Spider also so the roof isn't an integral piece of the tub. All the stuff are bolted onto the tub and is designed to 'disintegrate' in an accident to absorb energy while leave the central tub intact. As you can see, my friend opened the door and walked out, that means the tub did it's job and maintained that passenger space.

Thank you very much for replying and clarifying.

The carbon tub has proved a lifesaver in this case. Can we guess how a sports car with a conventional  structure would have fared under similar circumstances?

 


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"Porsche....and Nothing else matters"