[familyop]

"If I am in my car, sometimes a Jeep Cherokee, sometimes an old Camero,and I encounter a mob, can the mob prevent me from running them down?"

Theoretically speaking, a Camaro with stock height suspension wouldn't go very far over bodies in the mob. Camaros generally ride low. The wheels would soon be raised off of the ground and unable to get any traction. Then...well, you know.

Same for the Jeep Cherokee. It would do better than the Camaro but unable to get traction, after bodies were stuffed about four high or so under it.

But you might give that Cherokee a suspension lift job with over-sized tires and maybe a stroker job on the engine (for more low-end power)! Then, with over-sized off-road tires and sufficient revs in four, low (gear, assuming it's a four-wheel-drive), it could go over quite a pile of bodies!

Interesting physics problem, eh?

[More than a little silly irony and sardonic humor there.]

[KittenClaws]

So the answer is, a mob can overpower a vehicle?

But, My Jeep has a 3" suspension lift and is 4WD. If I acted soon enough, I could mow down a crowd and crawl over the bodies, right?

The crowd, of course, seeing a driver that is willing to drive over them, would probably give way a bit right?

It's not all physics - the human factor should be considered. I know this about myself; if it is possible - I'll mow the crowd down. If I'm gonna get my ass whooped anyway, I'm taking some of them down with me.

[Betis70]

Well, the Camaro might work more like a wedge/snow plow and toss rioters over the top on the hood (and possibly through the windshield). I’d guess that would happen before they got caught up in bodies underneath. Depends on the ride height. If the bumper hits them much around the knee area, they are probably going up and over.

Makes it tough to drive with a rioter in your windshield.

You’d probably scatter quite a few of them though if you stomped on the gas. But if you get stuck, you are toast. Of course you might have been toast anyway in that situation.