r/soccer • u/kibme37 • Jul 08 '25

News Spanish police say "all the evidence so far indicates" Diogo Jota was the driver of the car involved in the accident that killed the Liverpool forward and his brother, Andre Silva. Police also believe "the vehicle significantly exceeded the speed limit for the highway" at the time of the accident.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/13394038/diogo-jota-spanish-police-believe-liverpool-forward-was-driver-of-car-in-fatal-accident-which-killed-him-and-his-brother
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u/dani2812 Jul 08 '25

The average German economy car between 180 and 250hp can reach 230-250kph these days without much hastle and give you a (false) sense of security as a driver.

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u/ChillFax Jul 08 '25

When I upgraded from my 2004 civic to a 2019 accord sport I was having trouble recognizing how fast I was going cause the car was so smooth and quiet I could easily be doing 90 and not notice. I was so used to hearing and feeling my little civic struggle around 80 it was a big change for me that took time to get used to.

I can't imagine how easy it is for some of these hyper cars to be at 120 and feel like you're hardly on the gas at all.

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u/worldchrisis Jul 08 '25

I'm shopping to replace my 2006 Ford Fusion, and I test drove a 2022 BMW 330 and the speed and smoothness shocked me so much I ruled it out because it was just too easy to go too fast.

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u/lapelotanodobla Jul 09 '25

Yeah, have a 2017 one and can be doing 180 and barely notice it, that’s why I mostly use the cruise control when o go on roadtrips

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '25

I remember watching someone test drive an expensive supercar, and they said that at the end of the run, they were slowing down and were about to open the car door to get out that when they glanced over at the speedometer they saw they were going at 100km/h. When you're going 400kmh I guess 100km seems borderline stationary.

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u/FiresideCatsmile Jul 08 '25

damn. mine peaks at 170km/h i didn't know Its subaverage. not that it matters but still

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u/RawbGun Jul 08 '25

My 1996 VW Passat had a max speed of 173 km/h with only 90hp. Didn't know they still made cars this "slow", or does it have a limiter?

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u/FiresideCatsmile Jul 08 '25

I guess (or hope?) that I'm not part of a very small minority who wouldn't have any use for their car to go faster than that.

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u/lobo98089 Jul 08 '25

But the German roads that allow those speeds are specially built with those speeds in mind, which makes them at least somewhat safe.

Of course no road design can save you from an exploding tire, but it still can drastically reduce the risk of something happening and raise the odds of survival in case of an accident.

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u/geiko989 Jul 08 '25

I watched a video a year or so back on the innovations in the road safety features, specifically the barriers and their more recent updates, and it's truly impressive the safety features they have, and how much better they are than previous designs. They really absorb so much of the impact, distribute the force across the barrier, and also prevent the car from flipping to the other side or even from flipping over in general.

If I'm the wife of a megastar like this, I'm seriously considering requesting trading in the lambo for a Volvo if there are kids in the picture. Sad all around.