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Originally Posted by YorkshireBloke
Hi,
Sorry to drag this back from the Tessla discussion but yes, I bought an A8 with safety in mind (as well as the usual stuff   ).
I believe my life was saved by an A4 I was driving doing a high speed lane-change on the M1 near the Meadowhalll turn off. I saw an object in lane 2, instinctively moved into lane 3 at some speed...). 
A car hit the object, bounced into a truck then I accelerated hard out of the carnage. The accident was described by S.Y. police as the most serious non-fatal accident they had ever dealt with, lots of airbags saved lives, M1 shut behind me  .
So. Maybe any car would have moved "at the speed of thought" but would I have had the confidence to try??  And the acceleration was tremendous, no "drop a gear, get to 6000 revs and she flys" or "the electronics will give you 4 wheel drive when you need it" crap.
I bought a permanent 4 wheel drive Audi with a torque abundant engine as soon as I could (the A4 was my good pal's). 
Robert |
Nice one mate, that is a very close experience, half a second difference.
I think it comes down to two things. 1. Human reaction times- I don't think that has changed.
2. Car safety. Speed, stability and that has changed over the years and is better, at least for the last 20 years ago.
Only thing, nobody wants the big cars, due to overall running costs, but surely safety should also be a big factor.