[angusgr]

If you're interested then click the link in my first reply (which is to a newer post). The first video shows the working car reaching 8000rpm (about 80km/h) around six seconds after the accelerator was released. The second video shows the speed creeping steadily from 38km/h to 44km/h (~2600rpm) after switching to Neutral (before we got nervous again and touched the brake).

(I don't really understand it, but I also haven't managed to think of a safety issue here for normal car use: the broken driveshaft is just a bit scary as the motor spins unloaded at >10,000rpm for a while. The only other time this seems likely to happen is if a mechanic puts the car in Drive on a hoist, and it'll stop as soon as they tap the brake.)

[dzdt]

Accident modes for car on a lift in a repair shop, or car gets high-centered with drive wheels in the air?