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  • LaFerrari supercar

    The Ferrari LaFerrari hardly seems like it needs an upgrade, especially so soon after its unveiling, but an upgrade (NOT A RECALL) is in progress. All LaFerraris will be given this upgrade (NOT A RECALL) in the near future. MUST SEE: Watch Kids React To The Tesla Model S P85D's Insane Mode: Video LaFerrari’s feature set will be expanded through the new upgrade (NOT A RECALL) by way of a gas tank that is less prone to catching fire. The improved non-burning experience of owning and driving LaFerrari makes this a significant upgrade (NOT A RECALL). Of course, the upgrade really...

  • Lamborghini Aventador On Fire
    Lamborghini Aventador Revs Up And Ignites: Video

    Ah the Aventador. The Lamborghini that seems to be happiest when it's sitting in a crowd, revving its engine, and burping fire out its backside. At least, that's the impression I get based on the many videos posted to YouTube featuring Aventador owners doing just that. There's a problem with this...

  • Lamborghini Aventador Fire War
    Trio of Lamborghini Aventadors Throw Down In Flame Off: Video

    The Lamborghini Aventador is an aggressive machine. It's a lone wolf. It can stalk prey on its own, and it enjoys solitary nighttime blasts through curvy canyon roads. So what happens when you get three of these lone wolves together? An oddly terrifying sort of music. MUST SEE: Lies! There Is No...

  • Zenvo ST1 catches fire on Top Gear
    Zenvo ST1 Proves Supercar Cred With Raging Fire On Top Gear: Video

    What makes a supercar a supercar? It’s a question asked by many, and answered in as many different ways. But one objective determination of a supercar is its propensity to catch fire for no good reason. By that metric, the Zenvo ST1 is a proper supercar. MUST SEE: 27-Year-Old That Crashed...

  • Porsche 918 Spyder on fire at gas station in Toronto, Canada
    Porsche 918 Spyder Burns To The Ground At Gas Station: Video

    Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. One of Porsche’s flagship 918 Spyders has succumbed to a fiery death, with the damage so severe the car is likely to be a complete write-off. The poor 918 burned to the ground over the weekend at a gas station in Toronto, Canada. MUST WATCH...

  • Jaguar F-Type burns to the ground in Germany
    Jaguar F-Type Burns To The Ground On The Autobahn: Video

    When fast cars and fire are the topic of conversation, the Jaguar F-Type isn’t a common name to drop. In fact, it’s downright rare. But this particular F-Type experienced some sort of dramatic malfunction that resulted in its total demise on a section of the German autobahn last week...

  • Lamborghini Diablo SV Exhaust Flames

    It's the type of story we usually dread telling. Using the words "fire" and the "Lamborghini" in the same sentence typically means disaster has struck, and another exotic bull has been put down. Thankfully, today isn't one of those days. Instead, we have a video of a Lamborghini Diablo SV that is shooting flames out of its exhaust rather than having fire burn it to the ground. ALSO SEE: Toyota Reveals Two New Versions Of Supra-Previewing FT-1 Concept: Video The car in question wears modified exhaust outlets, and the owner is clearly excited to show them off. Maybe not the outlets, per se, but...

  • McLaren MP4-12C spits flames
    McLaren MP4-12C Spits Crazy Flames—Grab Your Meat Products

    Grab your meat products and get ready to roast them. This McLaren MP4-12C is providing the flames. Plenty of them. READ: Flying Axe Embedded In Windshield Of Today's Luckiest/Unluckiest Car While it’s not an actual barbecue—like this guy roasting a turkey with an Aventador, or like the...

  • 2017 Acura NSX prototype burns at the Nürburgring - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During ‘Ring Testing: Update

    A prototype for Acura’s second-generation NSX supercar only started testing at the Nürburgring yesterday, but already the car has been destroyed. The prototype caught fire during today's round of testing but fortunately the driver managed to pull over and jump out before the flames...

  • Ferrari LaFerrari that allegedly caught fire during Trento-Bondone Hill Climb
    Did A Ferrari LaFerrari Just Catch Fire?

    The Ferrari LaFerrari has been in customer hands for less than a year, but already we’ve seen an example involved in a crash and now we have a photo depicting what is said to be the first LaFerrari to have caught fire. As the photo reveals, there is some damage at the rear of the car that...

  • 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...

  • Wreckage of exotic cars destroyed by fire at Thai auction site (Image via Wrecked Exotics)
    Exotic Cars Destroyed By Fire In Thailand

    It pains us to bring you news that a trio of exotic cars—a Bentley Flying Spur, Ferrari F430 and Lamborghini Murcielago—were destroyed recently by fire. The vehicles were on a transport truck along with a BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo. According to Wrecked Exotics, the BMW caught on fire...

  • Jaguar XJ220 executes the perfect flaming burnout

    If you should ever find yourself in possession of a Jaguar XJ220 and you don’t do something like this, the world will be disappointed in you. Fortunately, the gang at TaxTheRich don’t disappoint. CHECK OUT: Rhys Millen Thrashes Global Rallycross Car Around Streets Of Washington, D.C.: Video Launching from an elegant repose into a fearsome burnout, the turbocharged six-cylinder engine screaming, the XJ220 crosses what appears to be a damp patch on the ground. Oh how wrong that assumption is. READ: Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible Hits $3.5 Million At Mecum Auction It’s...

  • Wreckage of a Rolls-Royce Wraith destroyed in a fire
    Rolls-Royce Wraith Destroyed When Truck Carrying It Catches Fire

    A poor Rolls-Royce Wraith was the victim of a fire that engulfed a truck carrying it plus a handful of other exotics on a highway in China recently. The fire must have been quite intense and raging for some time as there’s not much left of the Wraith apart from its burnt shell. CHECK OUT...

  • Lamborghini Gallardo fire
    Lamborghini Gallardo Hits 250 MPH And Then Ignites Itself: Video

    Taking a fast and powerful car and making it faster and more powerful can be tricky business if you want to push the limit. For example, the Lamborghini Gallardo is already a high-strung Italian beast that can hit high speeds. Not the high speeds that that folks that hit dragstrips are looking for...

  • McLaren 12C bumper melt
    McLaren Man Melts Bumper To Massive Cheers: Video

    Flaming exhaust tips make for great visuals. Seeing fire shoot from the back of a car means that sound and fury are working together to create a visual pop of excitement. It also means you're probably running a bit rich. You also might be rich, which means you can afford to buy a McLaren 12C and...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 GT3, 2013 New York Auto Show
    2014 Porsche 911 GT3 Owners Demand Equal Compensation For Engine Fix

    If you've spent good money on one of Porsche's flagship models--the 2014 911 GT3, for example--it's quite reasonable to expect that it works without a hitch. It's also fairly reasonable to expect Porsche to minimize any period it has to spend off the road. Unfortunately for 2014 GT3 owners, that...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 GT3
    Extra Warranty For 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 Owners

    If you own a brand new Porsche 911 GT3, you're probably not enjoying it that much right now. Mainly because it's parked immobile, probably at a Porsche dealership somewhere, mitigating the risk of it spontaneously combusting. It's rather embarrassing for Porsche, which sees itself as an arbiter of...

  • Mercedes-Benz S Class catches fire in Germany (Image: Merkur Online)

    The era of camera-equipped and internet-enabled smartphones means we're never more than a few taps of a thumb away from events across the world. That's not so great for Mercedes-Benz though, as it's the latest automaker to suffer a very public fire incident. Images on German website Merkur Online capture firefighters dousing a two-week old S-Class luxury sedan, which caught fire in Rottach-Egern, south of Munich. ALSO SEE: Man Makes Car With... Expanding Foam? The cause of the fire is still unknown, but the 100,000 euro car (around $138,000) is a total loss. The damage is extensive--a huge...

  • McLaren MP4-12C and Lamborghini Aventador flame battle screencap.
    McLaren 12C And Lamborghini Aventador Flame Battle: Video

    These days, it seems supercars aren't just measured by how fast they can go, but how much fire they can shoot out of their exhausts.

  • 2014 Tesla Model S
    Tesla's Fire Fix: Model S To Get Titanium Battery Shield

    Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has announced a fix for the Model S electric sedan to prevent future debris-related fire incidents, of the kind reported towards the end of last year. In two separate incidents, contact with road debris punctured the car's large underbody battery pack, later causing it to...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 GT3
    Porsche Fires: Every 2014 911 GT3 Engine Will Be Replaced

    No carmaker is infallible, and Porsche has found that out the hard way with a series of fires in its 2014 911 GT3. Now, the German sports car manufacturer has announced how it's solving the problem: It will replace the engines on every single 2014 model year GT3 sold--a full 785 vehicles. As...

  • 2014 Cadillac XTS
    2013-2014 Cadillac XTS Sedans Recalled Due To Potential Fire

    Cadillac has issued a recall on certain versions of its XTS luxury sedan because of a problem that could lead to a fire. The recall affects both 2013 and 2014 model XTS sedans, but only those manufactured from February 14, 2012 through March 7, 2014. Cadillac says there are 63,903 affected vehicles...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 GT3, 2013 Geneva Motor Show
    Porsche To Announce Remedy For 2014 911 GT3 Fires Soon

    Porsche has come up with a solution for the issue that caused two of its 2014 911 GT3 sports cars to catch fire.

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