Crashes

  • Nissan GT-R spins at 220 mph, escapes unharmed

    This is a story of disaster narrowly averted. Arriving rapidly at 220 mph during a brutal half-mile run, this Nissan GT-R driver soon finds himself pirouetting through the desert. ALSO SEE: Bargain Ferrari Enzo For Sale: May Need Some Minor Buffing A parachute attached to the car doesn’t bother opening; the car continues to spin. Eventually it comes to a rest, having kept the shiny side up(we promise, it’s shiny under that inch of dust) by some not-so-minor miracle throughout the process. Many others who have crashed at such high speeds haven't been so lucky. The driver then...

  • One of the first 2015 Ford Mustangs to suffer a crash (Image via Mustang6G)
    2015 Ford Mustang Already Suffers Its First Crash

    Well that didn't take long. Deliveries of the 2015 Ford Mustang have only just commenced but already photos of a crashed example have turned up on the web. The car is a base V-6 model equipped with an automatic transmission, and it had been driven just 469 miles before its mishap. The crash...

  • Ferrari F50 that crashed in the U.K. (Image via Western Morning News)
    Ferrari F50 Crashes In The U.K.

    The F50 may be one of the less popular special series Ferraris but seeing one on the side of the road in this condition is still a terrible sight to behold. The crash took place on Wednesday on a stretch of road near Brackley in the U.K. CHECK OUT: 2,000-HP Trion Nemesis To Enter Production In 2016...

  • Crashed 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 on a flatbed in Chicago
    Crashed 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Spotted In Chicago: Video

    The all-new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 hasn’t even gone on sale yet but already a crashed example has been spotted. The sorry-looking Z06 was spotted on a flatbed in Chicago and is likely the same car that crashed on the Nürburgring late last month. ALSO SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvetet Z06...

  • Jules Bianchi
    Jules Bianchi’s Family Release Statement Regarding Injured F1 Driver

    During Sunday’s rain-affected Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit, Marussia driver Jules Bianchi crashed at high speed into the back of a tractor that was being used to remove the Sauber of Adrian Sutil who had crashed earlier in the race. The impact caused serious head...

  • 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 crashed at the Nürburgring
    2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Crashed At The ‘Ring

    Earlier this week we were treated to the sight of the all-new, 650-hp 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 as it ran the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Then we got the performance stats to confirm a portion of its ability. Now we have this image of the Z06 crashed at Hatzenbach. It can’t all be good news...

  • Texas A&M Transportation Institute barrier stops truck violently

    We don’t know why the boffins at Texas A&M decided to make such a vicious anti-truck barrier. We’re not even sure such a thing is necessary. But wow, does it ever work. MUST SEE: 52-Yr-Old Mom Beats Carjacker, Sends Him Running: Video Here, captured from every gory angle, is the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s newest truck-beheading gizmo in action. In slow motion. According to the Houston Chronicle, these barriers are intended to help protect U.S. State Department buildings—which is about the only situation we can think of that makes any kind of sense of...

  • Ferrari 458 Italia that crashed during test drive (Image via Andreas Eickhoff, NW-News)
    Brand New Ferrari 458 Italia Crashed During Test Drive

    Only yesterday we brought you details of a McLaren 650S Spider that crashed in Austria. Now we have details of a crash involving the car’s Italian rival in neighboring Germany. This sorry looking Ferrari 458 Italia is only a month old but it’s already likely destined for the scrapheap...

  • McLaren 650S Spider that crashed on a highway in Austria (Image via Wrecked Exotics)
    McLaren 650S Spider Crashes Into Guardrail In Austria

    This sorry looking McLaren 650S Spider is one of the first examples of the newest McLaren supercar to end up in a crash. The driver of the 650S Spider was traveling on a highway in Austria just south of the capital Vienna and lost control in what appears to be wet conditions. The car then crashed...

  • George Poteet crashes at more than 370 mph and walks away
    Land Speed Racer Crashes At 370 MPH: Video

    There are times in life when you think you might have done a great job. There are times when you think you might have been lucky. Then there are times in life when you know, for a fact, that you were one lucky son of a gun. This video captures one of those times for George Poteet, who wiped out at...

  • Duramax Diesel Driveshaft Deletion
    Done-Up Duramax Deletes Driveshaft On Dyno

    When you add power to a vehicle, it's wise to beef up certain components. If you continue to add more power, you should begin figuring out exactly where you could have issues due to the increased horsepower and torque. ALSO SEE: McLaren 650S Spider Crashes Into Guardrail In Austria For example, if...

  • Venturi driver Nick Heidfeld’s crash in the Formula E Beijing ePrix, September 2014
    Huge Crash Hands Inaugural Formula E Victory To Audi Sport ABT’s Lucas di Grassi: Video

    The first round of the inaugural season of the Formula E Championship got underway in Beijing, China over the weekend, and like any good sport there was plenty of action to behold. Victory in the first-ever sanctioned electric car race went to Audi Sport ABT’s Lucas di Grassi, but only...

  • Chrome-wrapped Lamborghini Gallardo crashed in East Lansing, MI. Photos by Sheldon Little.

    (New photos added to gallery and new details in the story below). This is what it looks like when a chrome-wrapped Gallardo crashes into a Jeep Wrangler. As you might guess, the Lamborghini suffers more than the Jeep. DON'T MISS: First Lamborghini Huracán Crash Results In Nothing But Ashes The crash, tweeted by Twitter user Mîchael Gannøn, shows what appears to be a rather moderate rear-ender. Subsequent images posted to Reddit show the crash damage to be more extensive than you might first expect. A follow-up email from Sheldon Little, who towed the car away, reveals the...

  • 2016 Koenigsegg Agera R prototype crashed at the Nürburgring
    2016 Koenigsegg Agera R Development Prototype Crashed On The Nürburgring: Spy Shots

    Testing at the Nürburgring involves certain risks: the speeds are high, the cars are in development, and the weather is highly variable, even during a single lap. Sometimes those risks are realized, often in dramatic fashion. For the 2016 Koenigsegg Agera R development prototype in these...

  • First known Lamborghini Huracán crash (Image via Wrecked Exotics)
    First Lamborghini Huracán Crash Results In Nothing But Ashes

    Two men are lucky to be alive after a Lamborghini Huracán they were in suffered a violent crash. The crash took place late last week on the M7 motorway in Hungary and is believed to be the first major accident involving Lamborghini’s all-new Huracán. CHECK OUT: Jaguar F-Type...

  • Bugatti Veyron that crashed into a lake in 2009
    Man Who Crashed Bugatti Veyron Into A Lake Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

    Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. Back in 2009, Andy Lee House, one of the first people in the country to own a Bugatti Veyron, crashed the exotic supercar into a lake. Upon exiting the vehicle, House left the engine running, causing it to suck up the lake’s salty water and...

  • Rally driver rolls car, comes back to win anyway
    Rally Driver Rolls Car, Continues On To Win Anyway: Video

    If there’s one thing that illustrates the indomitable spirit it takes to win in racing, it’s the scenes of a rally driver and co-driver overcoming a late barrel roll into the woods to save the overall win. MUST SEE: Red Bull F1 Car Goes Technicolor With Tire-Melting Infrared Burnout...

  • Wrecked 2008 Bugatti Veyron up for auction
    Wrecked Bugatti Veyron Sells At Auction For $277k

    The Bugatti Veyron, even with some miles on the clock, normally retails for upwards of a million dollars. However, one example that went up for auction in Switzerland has sold for 254,000 Swiss francs (approximately $277,344). WATCH: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be More Powerful...

  • Tony Stewart flips his sprint car five times

    Warning: The video above contains footage of the impact that killed Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint car race on Saturday night. NASCAR star Tony Stewart was involved in a tragic accident that led to the death of up-and-coming driver Kevin Ward Jr. Saturday night during a sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in upstate New York. Stewart, a three-time Sprint Cup champion, and a regular in the rowdy dirt events, drove into Ward who had climbed out of his car and onto the track after an accident on a prior lap, killing him. ALSO SEE: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Spy Shots As the video from...

  • 1965 Plymouth wrecked at 150 mph. Images via Arcadia PD.
    A Human Being Survived This 150-MPH 1965 Plymouth Wreck

    Human beings are incredibly resilient. Often, we get our best lessons in that fact from the dumbest and meanest among us. This is one of those times. A thief stole this 1965 Plymouth from a shop in Arcadia, California sometime in 2012. Then he took it for a joy ride and smashed it into a tree. At...

  • Ferrari test drive in Maranello moments before crash
    Man Crashes Ferrari California During Maranello Test Drive: Video

    What starts out as a dream test drive of a Ferrari through the streets of Maranello, the home of the Prancing Horse, soon turns into a nightmare for one young man recently. This video from YouTube user Testdrive maranello ITALIA shows the man driving a Ferrari California in Maranello, with an...

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  • Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder crashed by hotel valet. Image via BigBoyToyz.
    Video Emerges Showing Lamborghini Gallardo Destroyed By Valet

    Valets of the world, what is it you have against Lamborghinis? Can't you just take it easy on them? For us? DON'T MISS: Did A LaFerrari Just Catch Fire? White, sparkling clean, and absolutely smashed to bits at the nose, this Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder was crashed at a La Meridien hotel in New...

  • Stolen Tesla Model S splits in half, catches fire after massive crash in LA area
    Stolen Tesla Police Chase Ends In Massive, Fiery Wreck, Splits Model S In Half: Video

    The Tesla Model S is, undeniably, the best electric car to date. It has also been the subject of some fear-mongering about fire. But looking at the scenes of destruction from a police chase of a stolen Tesla Model S in West Hollywood last night (video below), it’s hard to imagine any car that...

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