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by myself248 2052 days ago
You'd need some sort of drogue chute or fins to keep it pointed nose-down, otherwise it'd tumble like the Beetle in the Top Gear episode just posted.

Or maybe being a rear-engined car put the Beetle at a unique disadvantage, and the Camry would orient itself just fine.

Junkyards are easy, who's got a helicopter-pilot friend and some land?

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For it to be aerodynamically stable you need the center of mass to be less than ~25% from one end. I don't think a Camry or Model S will do that, it will need stabilization fins.
For the Tesla, it might help to fill the frunk with water containers. That should bring the center of mass forward and up a little.
So drop an old 50's car with big fins and an empty tank ....
Ha! Sorry - I hadn’t seen your comment when I started mine. Yeah that engine up front will help I think!