http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=JP&hl=ja&v=-45p_rKMKsw

Shorter version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izrNv4nMxAg&NR=1

I have a feeling this is not real. Seems like the tunnel lights would get in the way. Impressive video though. I don't think I will try it with my 84 diesel, even after new injectors and an ALDA adjustment.

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84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

Love it... but it doesn't seem real (or even possible) - laws of gravity are not optional even for Mercedes SLS... Awesome car...

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Seemed too theatrical to be real, but it's definitely possible. If some may recall, Jeremy Clarkson did it, albeit not as smoothly, in an underpowered Renault.

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Yep, he did do it in the little Renault. This video, however, looked too smooth to be real. I wonder how many crackheads are now going to attempt this in their local tunnels. Who, me? Why, of course not!

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1983 Toyota Tercel (Tommy, The little Toyota that could)
1965 Ford F100 (Grandma Ford)
2005 Toyota Sienna (Elsa, Wife's ride)


Gone:
1988 Toyota Pickup
2004 Subaru Outback

1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
1986 Volvo 740 GL Station Wagon - Piece of junk.
1981 Volvo 242 DL 2 Door - Hated to see it go. R.I.P.
1987 Pontiac Fiero GT

Schumacher kicks arse.

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'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter

My Father, the smartest man I ever knew, explained to me how planes fly. The air on top of the wing is less dense than the air underneath. Nature abhors a vacuum (and so do I when it comes to these door locks, mine are now electric) and so the air underneath the wing attempts to push itself upward into the less dense area...causing lift. If the design of the car includes a wing (a spoiler for those in Boca) which it did, then it is entirely possible that the car could be driven upside down for as long as the necessary speed and lift was available. Considering he was upside down for less than a second, I have no problem believing that the commercial is legit.

and I'm kinda turned on by that video.

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83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 325k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "Millennium Falcon" 231k+ @ 24 Mpg
95 E300D, "Sherley" 308k @ 33.69 Mpg, currently anticipating a head
99 Suzuki Intruder "Trudy" @ 45 mpg

I wonder what the actual specs of the ramp angle and length of the roll is. They probably won't release it.

I am sure a diesel could do it too but the angle of attack in the tunnel would have to much much higher.

It is an interesting equation with known downforce or lift added to the centripetal force of the car going in a circle, gravity, friction, heat etc......a perfect iPhone app!!

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1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

Of course it isn't real. That's just not how productions nowadays work........

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'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I'm pretty sure lift is insignificant--it's almost all centripetal force. And since centripetal force is dependent on velocity, not acceleration, I bet the diesel could do it with a manageable angle, it just needs a lot more room.

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Angle is the key. You hit on the lift and centrifugal force . I don't even think at this angle the SLS would stay on the wall. Somebody should present this scenario to Myth Busters!









But getting back to the diesel, a Hot Wheels corkscrew track would do it! That has the correct angle...





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you know that no one would endanger some one as "valuable" as schumacher like that

after all he isn't the Stig