The Mazda RX-8, in all honesty, is a “calmed down” version of its twin-turbocharged RX-7 predecessor. Although it has been “calmed down”, the rotary powered sports car is, of course, much more advanced than the RX-7. One of the features it has over the RX-7 is the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) that comes as standard.

But for the driver of this black RX-8, the technology was no match to nature’s rain. In Canterbury City, the driver of the car drove into standing water going 70 mph causing it to hydroplane out of control. The car ended up with a head on crash into an embankment.

The car was immediately totaled, but luckily the driver was able to walk out of wreck. Wishing to keep his identity anonymous, the driver said, “I was on my way to Canterbury City Center to pick up a few things and grab a coffee. Traveling in a straight line in the outside lane, I saw the half mile sign for my turn off, so I started to slowly ease into the left lane ready to exit the dual carriageway.”

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“All of a sudden, the left wheels hit a lot of standing water that was only in the left lane, jerking the vehicle towards the bank. Because of the water, the car just glided like being on black ice.”

The driver escaped the heart-stopping crash slightly disoriented, but without a scratch. Insurance claims the car to be a complete write off: “there wasn’t a panel left on the car intact.” Things definitely could’ve been worse.