Remember the body panel-less W211 Mercedes-Benz E-Class? It was the star of a similar video last year, when it was tested on some of Chicago’s largest potholes to see if a big enough jolt could actually deploy the car’s airbags.
Now, Warped Perception used it on a whole bunch of different speed bumps just to see what happens if you don’t slow down for them.
There are of course several types of speed bumps, with different shapes and materials. Those bulbous concrete ones seem most likely to actually generate some lift as you drive over them at speed, but they probably won’t damage to your suspension system.
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Then there are the smaller but harsher ones you might find in a supermarket parking lot and certain residential areas or school districts, which, depending on height, could cause some damage to your car. However, the results of this test are still a bit inconclusive.
At the end of the clip, the E-Class performs a high-speed run which included braking as it was going over the bump, and aside from the tire hitting the subframe of the car, nothing else happened.
The reviewer admitted to being surprised by these results, adding that you’re a lot less likely to damage your car by hitting a speed bump, as opposed to hitting a pothole – especially since a deep pothole could mess up your wheel too, while restricting movement and causing more stress on the suspension.