Eric Stromer flips his Camry Hybrid

Jmiller · November 16th, 2008, 4:09 PM

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/stromercrash.jpg

Writing about cars for a living is a great gig, but as we're sporadically reminded, not without its occasional dangers. Few know that as well as the guys on BBC's Top Gear, where Richard Hammond miraculously recovered from a spectacular 280+ mph jet-powered dragster crash and Clarkson was recently involved in a head-on collision on location. But with franchises being set up in Australia, Russia and the United States, we knew it was only a matter of time before one of the local hosts followed suite, but we didn't think it would be the pretty boy in the hybrid.

According to Stromer's account, he was rollin' down the street in Hollywood, sipping on gin and juice a "triple grande nonfat latte" in his Camry Hybrid when someone rear-ended him, flipping the Toyota up on its side, sliding 50 feet down the street and roof-first into a curbside palm tree. None of the airbags deployed (suprisingly) and People Magazine's "sexiest man alive" emerged unharmed, so our base audience of middle-aged women can rest easy. Meanwhile, given the incident, we're not sure if we feel better or worse about Stromer's role in the show, but at very least he's proven he can demolish puppy-tear-powered family sedans as well as he can drywall.

To listen to how Stromer was "raped in a Camry" on TG co-host Adam Corolla's radio program, click here. http://adam.freefm.com/play_window.p...udioId=3094875

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/16/t...-camry-hybrid/

MattD1zzl3 · November 16th, 2008, 4:11 PM

First, thank god he's ok.

Second, justice. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

no top gear host should own a hybrid.... Time to get a viper eric!

vegasrebel29 · November 16th, 2008, 4:49 PM

Doesn't flipping imply at least one barrel roll?

avanti · November 16th, 2008, 4:53 PM

Hopefully he will buy another Audi S4 (?) now...

EJ25RUN · November 16th, 2008, 5:04 PM

Should have been in a Hummer.

Rokovak · November 16th, 2008, 5:21 PM

Wtf kind of rear end was that? Did the driver happen to be doing 120mph?

Dogbert · November 16th, 2008, 5:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vegasrebel29

Doesn't flipping imply at least one barrel roll?

Yeah, he just had a half-assed roll.

How hard do you have to be hit from behind to get flipped over? I'd like to see whoever hit him.

Posmo · November 16th, 2008, 6:02 PM

That's what you get for driving a hybrid.

fbc · November 16th, 2008, 9:05 PM

So, umm, is it just me who saw the pic and thought two Camrys rolled side by side??

It is? Oh crap.

watto · November 16th, 2008, 9:16 PM

OH NO!!!

No, hang on, it's just a Camry Hybrid. Cool.

But seriously, how fast was the person that hit him going!?

AltimaXX · November 16th, 2008, 9:56 PM

All hybrids should be so fortunate.
Glad Stromer is okay...but...the fact that he was driving a Toyota hybrid makes me fear badly for how genuinely petrolhead he is.

stiggie · November 17th, 2008, 7:16 AM

One of TopGear USA's presenters is a triple grande non-fat latte sipping hybrid driver?!? images/smilies/blink.gif

What... was Al Gore not available to host the show? images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

melbournian · November 17th, 2008, 7:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fbc

So, umm, is it just me who saw the pic and thought two Camrys rolled side by side??

It is? Oh crap.

no....I did too...d'oh.

Dogbert · November 17th, 2008, 7:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stiggie

One of TopGear USA's presenters is a triple grande non-fat latte sipping hybrid crasher?!? images/smilies/blink.gif

Come on now, fixed that for you to give credit where credit is due.

stiggie · November 17th, 2008, 8:00 AM

Well played good Sir, well played.

katwalk · November 17th, 2008, 11:26 PM

Wow. That car is so lame it can't even be cool when you flip it, I just laughed D:

bartboy9891 · November 17th, 2008, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avanti

Hopefully he will buy another Audi S4 (?) now...

I think it was Carolla that has the S4.

Crazy Vega · November 18th, 2008, 2:11 AM

It would be fun if they destroyed hybrids with the same enthusiasm and frequency as they do on Top Gear UK.

Just a thought...

Vette Boss · November 18th, 2008, 4:58 AM

Now that it's dead, perhaps they can do something interesting with it on the show. I don't know, maybe fire off some rockets at it or something..

EverydayDriver · November 18th, 2008, 7:57 AM

This is so odd.... So much of it doesn't add up, and I have to wonder what parts of the story we aren't hearing.

As stated above, how hard do you have to get hit to have your car not only roll on it's side, but slide 50 feet?

And then... how does the car end up with crumple damage on the hood - no where near either a) the rear end where the car was hit b) the side of the car which slid 50 feet.

The more I look at these pictures the stranger it gets.

I mean - Excluding the obvious fact that I'm looking at a Camry Hybrid.

November 16th, 2008, 4:09 PM	#1
Jmiller Joined: Mar 26th, 2005 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: Nebraska USA Posts: 391 Car: 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 3.5 Rep Power: 24	Eric Stromer flips his Camry Hybrid Writing about cars for a living is a great gig, but as we're sporadically reminded, not without its occasional dangers. Few know that as well as the guys on BBC's Top Gear, where Richard Hammond miraculously recovered from a spectacular 280+ mph jet-powered dragster crash and Clarkson was recently involved in a head-on collision on location. But with franchises being set up in Australia, Russia and the United States, we knew it was only a matter of time before one of the local hosts followed suite, but we didn't think it would be the pretty boy in the hybrid. According to Stromer's account, he was rollin' down the street in Hollywood, sipping on gin and juice a "triple grande nonfat latte" in his Camry Hybrid when someone rear-ended him, flipping the Toyota up on its side, sliding 50 feet down the street and roof-first into a curbside palm tree. None of the airbags deployed (suprisingly) and People Magazine's "sexiest man alive" emerged unharmed, so our base audience of middle-aged women can rest easy. Meanwhile, given the incident, we're not sure if we feel better or worse about Stromer's role in the show, but at very least he's proven he can demolish puppy-tear-powered family sedans as well as he can drywall. To listen to how Stromer was "raped in a Camry" on TG co-host Adam Corolla's radio program, click here. http://adam.freefm.com/play_window.p...udioId=3094875 http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/16/t...-camry-hybrid/ __________________

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vegasrebel29 Suckin' dic* bought this title Joined: Mar 18th, 2007 Last Online: September 14th, 2009 Location: Las Vegas Age: 21 Posts: 739 Car: Chevrolet Silverado Rep Power: 30	Doesn't flipping imply at least one barrel roll? __________________ Waters parted, and dignities crumbled.

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fbc Moderator Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: November 11th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 34 Posts: 11,776 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 128	So, umm, is it just me who saw the pic and thought two Camrys rolled side by side?? It is? Oh crap. __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

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EJ25RUN Joined: Nov 28th, 2007 Last Online: October 30th, 2009 Posts: 100 Car: Impreza STI Rep Power: 13	Should have been in a Hummer.

November 16th, 2008, 5:21 PM	#6
Rokovak Joined: Mar 16th, 2008 Last Online: 6:22 AM Location: 38°43'13.19"S, 77°31'47.87"E Posts: 576 Car: '02 Audi A4 Quattro w/1.8T Rep Power: 33	Wtf kind of rear end was that? Did the driver happen to be doing 120mph?

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watto Unloved and lacking a title Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: 3:33 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 5,708 Car: MY06 Impreza 2.0R Hatch Rep Power: 73	OH NO!!! No, hang on, it's just a Camry Hybrid. Cool. But seriously, how fast was the person that hit him going!?

November 16th, 2008, 9:56 PM	#11
AltimaXX Joined: Aug 18th, 2006 Last Online: 8:55 AM Posts: 226 Car: 1998 Integra GS Rep Power: 19	All hybrids should be so fortunate. Glad Stromer is okay...but...the fact that he was driving a Toyota hybrid makes me fear badly for how genuinely petrolhead he is. __________________

November 17th, 2008, 7:16 AM	#12
stiggie Joined: Feb 11th, 2007 Last Online: 12:10 AM Location: Wollongong, Australia Age: 29 Posts: 1,394 Car: Ford Focus LX Rep Power: 35	One of TopGear USA's presenters is a triple grande non-fat latte sipping hybrid driver?!? What... was Al Gore not available to host the show? __________________ "Cupiditus, at purgamentum."

November 17th, 2008, 8:00 AM	#15
stiggie Joined: Feb 11th, 2007 Last Online: 12:10 AM Location: Wollongong, Australia Age: 29 Posts: 1,394 Car: Ford Focus LX Rep Power: 35	Well played good Sir, well played. __________________ "Cupiditus, at purgamentum."

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katwalk Not A Dude Joined: Apr 1st, 2008 Last Online: 8:09 AM Location: Massastupid Age: 20 Posts: 3,774 Car: 2003 volkswagen beetle Cabriolet Rep Power: 166	Wow. That car is so lame it can't even be cool when you flip it, I just laughed D: __________________ Warning: user may make lewd comments about your penis. Please excuse the estrogen overdose and have a bear.

November 18th, 2008, 2:11 AM	#18
Crazy Vega Joined: Jun 24th, 2008 Last Online: October 30th, 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Posts: 116 Car: 1976 Chevy Cosworth Vega Rep Power: 10	It would be fun if they destroyed hybrids with the same enthusiasm and frequency as they do on Top Gear UK. Just a thought...

November 18th, 2008, 4:58 AM	#19
Vette Boss Joined: Nov 14th, 2004 Last Online: 9:16 AM Location: United States, Britain, in time Age: 23 Posts: 3,641 Car: 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T Rep Power: 66	Now that it's dead, perhaps they can do something interesting with it on the show. I don't know, maybe fire off some rockets at it or something.. __________________ 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T. Das Auto

November 18th, 2008, 7:57 AM	#20
EverydayDriver Joined: Feb 23rd, 2008 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	This is so odd.... So much of it doesn't add up, and I have to wonder what parts of the story we aren't hearing. As stated above, how hard do you have to get hit to have your car not only roll on it's side, but slide 50 feet? And then... how does the car end up with crumple damage on the hood - no where near either a) the rear end where the car was hit b) the side of the car which slid 50 feet. The more I look at these pictures the stranger it gets. I mean - Excluding the obvious fact that I'm looking at a Camry Hybrid.

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