Watch these rally racers cheat death after plunging into a reservoir

Quick instincts can be the difference between life and death, as shown in this video of a Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car plunging into a reservoir during this week's Rally Mexico event.

M-Sport driver Ott Tanak and co-driver Raigo Molder veered off the dirt road earlier this morning, less than two miles into the 6.2-mile Los Mexicanos stage, with the Fiesta tumbling into the water and completely submerging in just a matter of seconds.

The pair quickly unbuckled their seatbelts and opened the doors once the first drops of water hit the windshield, and Molder even had the presence of mind to grab the pace notes before scrambling out. Though shaken, the duo emerged unharmed.