There’s all sorts of thins wrong with the way traffic is going in this video, starting with the bumpy road, the dirt on the bumpy road, the fact that people aren’t giving the right of way and the street lap posts appear to have been in an accident. But none of these things explain what’s happening.
Finding out what sort of car this was gave us a bit of trouble. It’s not the i20 facelift, the new i30 or any model we originally thought of. It’s the Russian-built Hyundai Solaris 5-door. It’s basically like the old Accent that has been in production there since 2010.
The car is fitted with airbags and electronic stability control, the passenger is all right. But let’s examine the crash and see what we can determine. The wheels on the Solaris are straight and there’s no sign of braking. Either the driver is panicking, has physical problems or actually confused the accelerator with the brake.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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