I attended a security briefing many years ago and one of the topics is “what to do if you’re trapped in a hostile crowd and you’re in your car”.
The answer is, you drive away. You don’t floor it, you just drive away. No group of humans can stop an average car, it’s just not possible unless they flip you off your wheels and in that case, you do floor it before they get the chance and run over who you have to run over.
About 20 years ago I was driving in Seoul. There were a lot of anti-govt riots at the time and occasionally they would target Americans. Anyway I was headed out of town with a fellow air force lady when we ran into a group. They jumped out in front of our pickup at an intersection. I was driving and my initial reaction was to stop because the repercussions of running someone over in that country were severe.
They started beating on the truck and trying to get our locked doors open. There were three people standing in front to keep us from moving while the rest tried to get at us. I locked eyes with the guy who seemed to be their leader and just eased the truck forward. They got out of the way before I ran them over and I got the heck out of there.
So from personal experience I agree with you, just make sure your doors are locked.