This is unlikely to cause a problem with a car's direction or motion of travel; at worst case, it may cause a blowout, but tires and rims are surprisingly tough (purposefully). I've hit potholes as large as manholes, and other than being very surprising, no damage was done.
Then again, I drive a pickup truck - I wouldn't expect something much smaller to handle as well.
Still, the rate of speed and balance of the car would all play into the scenario. While it would be better for a car to avoid an open manhole (or pothole for that matter), it generally isn't a crazy scenario if the car hits one, either.
If you want to see and hear about crazy stories of mishaps people have, yet the car continues to be mostly drivable, check out the sub-reddit "Just Rolled Into The Shop":
This is unlikely to cause a problem with a car's direction or motion of travel; at worst case, it may cause a blowout, but tires and rims are surprisingly tough (purposefully). I've hit potholes as large as manholes, and other than being very surprising, no damage was done.
Then again, I drive a pickup truck - I wouldn't expect something much smaller to handle as well.
Still, the rate of speed and balance of the car would all play into the scenario. While it would be better for a car to avoid an open manhole (or pothole for that matter), it generally isn't a crazy scenario if the car hits one, either.
If you want to see and hear about crazy stories of mishaps people have, yet the car continues to be mostly drivable, check out the sub-reddit "Just Rolled Into The Shop":
https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/
You'll learn both just how stupid people are with their cars and driving, as well as just how robust vehicles actually are.