If you think that a momentary lapse in judgment won’t amount to much during low speed driving, this Tesla Model X driver would now beg to differ.
We’re not sure exactly what happened and why the Model X took such a wide line through the intersection, but the left turn does look a little too sudden, so maybe it was a last-second decision and the car simply ended up clipping the curb.
Whatever the reason, according to the video’s description, the Model X limped away with serious damage to its front wheel and axle, where the former actually snapped upon impact.
It’s safe to say that either the owner or his insurance company will be looking at a very large bill for fixing this type of damage – especially since Tesla uses axle-mounted electric motors to power their cars.
If you’re patient enough to have a closer look at the incident, let us know if you think something else forced that Model X wide during that turn, like understeer perhaps?