Defender vs. Mazda mx5.

Davidinseattle · Nov 3, 2022

Wow, shocked at how a little mazda flips this defender.

People are talking about how well it was built, but getting flippled by a miata isn't something I'd be bragging about.

Stuart Barnes · Nov 3, 2022

“A blue Mazda CX-5 is in lane 2 and is about to miss the 5th lane exit. He abruptly cuts in front of a truck from lane 2 with almost zero notice - clipping a New Defender in lane 4 & sending it rolling at least 6 times!”

It’s not an mx5/miata. But still. Crazy roll. A highway speed elk test…

ftillier · Nov 3, 2022

Looked like a hard high speed PIT maneuver, honestly not surprised it flipped. Also CX-5 != MX-5, so there's a lot more force in the impact.

Nechaken · Nov 3, 2022

High center of gravity is a *****. This is why they say to steer straight if you're going off the road.

Not sure if our LR4s would be in such good shape after rolling 6 times.

TrinidadLR4 · Nov 3, 2022

Yeah that's a CX5. Crazy.

Jimmy Brooks · Nov 3, 2022

Davidinseattle said:
Wow, shocked at how a little mazda flips this defender.

People are talking about how well it was built, but getting flippled by a miata isn't something I'd be bragging about.

Not surprised. Even tho it was a CX5 I bet an MX5 could do it too. Anything hit with that type of force and direct axle to axle contact going 80mph is going to roll. Plus the defenders skinnier wheels and high center of gravity don’t help it once one side is off the ground.

jlglr4 · Nov 4, 2022

An article on this crash said there were only minor injuries. That’s pretty impressive.

Jimmy Brooks · Nov 4, 2022

jlglr4 said:
An article on this crash said there were only minor injuries. That’s pretty impressive.

yup, although the looks don't Do the job that defender is a tank when it comes to safety

Al Pizzica · Nov 6, 2022

Wow, I only ever saw this in a small screen and thought it was the lane changing vehicle that rolled, didn't see the Defender making the right pass on the Semi.

f1racer328 · Nov 6, 2022

Al Pizzica said:
Wow, I only ever saw this in a small screen and thought it was the lane changing vehicle that rolled, didn't see the Defender making the right pass on the Semi.

This is legal in some states though. Arizona it is legal to pass on the right if there are more than 2 lanes, such as this clip.

Not sure about the laws on where this was filmed though.

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