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Car Forum / Ferrari Cars / February 2006Enzo breathes its last in Malibu
Just saw on the news, red Enzo hit a light pole on Coast Hwy in Malibu. The car was absolutely destroyed, cut in half pretty much. The passenger was relatively unhurt, but nobody knows the condition of the driver since the driver FLED ON FOOT. I'll be checking the LA Times and maybe FC for updates. I'm guessing the car was stolen, OR the driver was a celebrity who was stoned/drunk. Either way, color that one TOTALLED.  SignatureAnd if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear You shout and no one seems to hear. And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes I'll see you on the dark side of the moon <<Just saw on the news, red Enzo hit a light pole on Coast Hwy in Malibu. The car was absolutely destroyed, cut in half pretty much. >> A-yup, what a dumbass. Perfect example of why you shouldn't drive 120 mph on city streets. Straight line driving and he totals the car. I'm no fan of the Enzo, but this is still sad. C. > <<Just saw on the news, red Enzo hit a light pole on Coast Hwy in > Malibu. The car was absolutely destroyed, cut in half pretty much. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > C. I heard more. The man in the passenger seat said he was the owner of the car, a Swedish national living in LA. He had a .09 BAC, which I believe is a hair over the limit in CA (this was at 6:15 am). They had not yet captured the runner. However, the owner had a split lip and was bleeding, but of the two deployed airbags it was the driver's side one that had blood on it. Supposedly they were racing a Mercedes. The race had been arranged at a party in BHills the previous night. Buncha idiots. Money in, money out. Several posters on FC noted, and I have wondered too, about the propensity for the later year Ferrari supercars to split in half during accidents. I've seen it with F40s and F50s, and now a couple of Enzos. SignatureAnd if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear You shout and no one seems to hear. And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes I'll see you on the dark side of the moon > Several posters on FC noted, and I have wondered too, about the propensity > for the later year Ferrari supercars to split in half during accidents. > I've seen it with F40s and F50s, and now a couple of Enzos. Since the engine is a stressed part of the structure of the car I s'pose its to be expected that that would happen. The Safety Cell seems to have survived fairly unscathed - suggesting tha the deisgners got it right. Looks messy but seems to work. I. >> Several posters on FC noted, and I have wondered too, about the >> propensity for the later year Ferrari supercars to split in half [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > seems to have survived fairly unscathed - suggesting tha the deisgners > got it right. Looks messy but seems to work. From what I read (which is no doubt incomplete) the passenger had a cut lip whilst the driver ran off. Were I to have an accident at '120mph' (although the speed with which that figure was produced suggests that the headlines took priority over accuracy[1]) and be able to run off up the street afterwards, I'd build a shrine to the designers[2]. Try doing that in a Ford... -MCPD [1] Have you noticed that no-one ever gets overtaken by a Ferrari that was travelling just 5mph faster? that no Ferrari ever crashes whilst doing 30?. There must be a shared subconscious that demands that any Ferrari that does anything must have been travelling at roughly the speed of light at the time (this works well for the drivers of <ahem> 'older' Ferraris). [2] Crumple zones, eh? Safest car on the road (UK) - Land Rover Defender. Any crumple zones? No. F1 cars - hit each other at the speed of light (twice in one post) and the drivers walk away. Crumple zones? No. And don't give me the old 'ah, but the fragmentation of the carbon fibre absorbed the impact' 'cos I don't believe it. ...ackshully, in all seriousness, if anyone cleverer than me (and that covers most people) would care to explain the apparent side-stepping of the laws of physics in my point [2] I'm willing to be enlightened. P.S We still on for Friday, Iaiaiaiaiain? (how lazy is that? a chap invites us to dinner and I can't be bothered to write a personal e-mail. Pathetic.) > P.S We still on for Friday, Iaiaiaiaiain? (how lazy is that? a chap > invites us to dinner and I can't be bothered to write a personal e-mail. > Pathetic.) Yes, I'm eating burgers tonight and a very large steak tomorrow in preparation! I. >>P.S We still on for Friday, Iaiaiaiaiain? (how lazy is that? a chap >>invites us to dinner and I can't be bothered to write a personal e-mail. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I. If you come up to Liverpool on Friday I'll dine you both out! T308 (Who will be crossing the pond tomorrow...) >>>P.S We still on for Friday, Iaiaiaiaiain? (how lazy is that? a chap >>>invites us to dinner and I can't be bothered to write a personal e-mail. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > T308 > (Who will be crossing the pond tomorrow...) Now he bloody tells us! >>>>P.S We still on for Friday, Iaiaiaiaiain? (how lazy is that? a chap >>>>invites us to dinner and I can't be bothered to write a personal e-mail. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Now he bloody tells us! Beats telling you after the fact doesn't it? T308 (Who only knew he was coming on Monday....) >> Several posters on FC noted, and I have wondered too, about the propensity >> for the later year Ferrari supercars to split in half during accidents. >> I've seen it with F40s and F50s, and now a couple of Enzos. > >Since the engine is a stressed part of the structure of the car F50 only.
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