Mother Russia is a land of harsh people, harsh drinks, and harsh weather. Few American cars have made it to the former communist country even since the fall of the Soviet Union, with the market largely left to Russia’s own domestic auto industry and Asian imports. But Russian cars lack flair, and 20 year old Japanese beaters might never die, but they aren’t exactly stylish. For someone wanting to stand out, some contemporary American muscle is a good way to get noticed.
For drivers used to piloting 120 horsepower Ladas though, even the 305 horsepower of the Camaro V6 is a lot to handle. If you opt for the 426 horsepower Camaro SS, and don’t know how to drive on wet roads, you could end up like the poor soul caught on this dashcam video.
There aren’t a lot of details to garner from the video description, so we’re left to infer the obvious; it’s raining, and the Camaro is a rear-wheel drive car. No matter where you live, this is a recipe for an accident if you don’t drive with care. The dashcam video comes from the city of Novosibirsk, Russia’s third most-populous city, though it sits not far from the borders of Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
It’s a city used to plenty of rain, but not used to cars like the Camaro, which the driver so recklessly drives past the dashcam-equipped vehicle. The Camaro driver gets past another car before trying to take a turn and hydroplaning his way onto the median, resting against a billboard on the driver’s side door. Hopefully the reckless fool was wearing his seatbelt, otherwise that might be his last time driving anything, let alone a Camaro.