Mass-producing your own supercar is always a great challenge, and niche brands like Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) have it the worst. The first batch of 25 004S models has already been sold out, but the company will have to produce and test many more units before proceeding with the shipments.
The main issue with crash testing all-new and expensive cars is that there is always a chance of the design being proven unfortunate from the safety point of view. Whenever this is found to be the case, companies invest substantial amounts into redesigning, producing and re-testing their models. To try and cut the losses, CEO James Glickenhaus decided to seek assistance from Ammo NYC.
The company uses 3D computer modeling to predict how a car would behave during a major crash, and will soon draw up a forecast for the 004S as well. In the video, you can see one 004S actually crashed against a wall to test it in real life, but the company does it at a much lower acceleration than usual to keep it mostly intact. The goal of this ‘mild’ crash is to study the impact forces and improve the computer-based model using this data.
SCG and Ammo NYC plan to continue their cooperation: every SCG car from now on will pass inspection at the Ammo HQ before being handed over to the client.