Photo Credit: CHP – Fresno

The C8 Corvette keeps proving one thing over and over again: when the worst happens, this car knows how to protect its driver.

The latest example comes out of California, where a Stingray hardtop convertible was completely destroyed in a violent rollover crash — yet the driver survived, despite suffering serious, life threatening injuries that required hospitalization.

According to the California Highway Patrol in Fresno, the Corvette was traveling at high speed when the driver lost control. The car slid hundreds of feet, then flipped, leaving behind a mangled shell that barely resembles the 495 horsepower machine it once was.

What’s left of the Corvette is a sobering sight, but also a testament to the engineering behind the mid engine platform. Even in a catastrophic rollover, the safety cell did its job.

CHP used the crash as a reminder that speed dramatically increases both the likelihood of a wreck and the force of impact — something this twisted Stingray illustrates all too clearly.

Source:
CHP – Fresno

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