Crashes

  • Ferrari 458 Italia crashes in Edinburgh, Scotland

    We have the first details and images of a Ferrari 458 Italia that suffered a violent crash yesterday in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. The crash took place on Edinburgh’s Queensferry Road in front of a school where the speed limit is just 30 mph. However, onlookers claim the driver of the Ferrari was traveling at speeds nearly triple the limit when he came into contact with a passing SUV. The image of the wreckage shows that the crash must have happened at quite some speed as the airbags have been deployed and the damage is rather severe. The owner of the car is believed to be local...

  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 with damage from blown tire
    First Details On Second Lamborghini Aventador Crash

    A second Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 supercar has crashed, this time right here in the U.S. at a race track near Daytona Beach, Florida. Although the image is rather obscure, on closer inspection you can see that the rear bumper has been severely damaged along with part of the right rear fender...

  • Wrecked Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 near the Nurburgring
    Two Porsche 911s Crash Including Rare 911 GT3 RS 4.0

    This gruesome image is the first crashed example of the hardcore 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0, of which the automaker from Stuttgart built just 600 units of. The crash happened in the south of Germany, not too far from the Nurburgring race track, and involved a second 911 (a regular GT3 RS) as well...

  • Bill Warner, just before setting the 311.95 mph record. Image: Rebecca Hirst
    Land-Speed-Record Motorcyclist Bill Warner Survives 238-MPH Crash

    Veteran land-speed-record motorcyclist Bill Warner recently survived a 238 mph crash while attempting to break his existing 311.94 mph record.

  • Aston Martin Rapide crash captured on video
    Aston Martin Rapide Crash Caught By Onboard Camera: Video

    The owner of this wrecked Aston Martin Rapide accidentally switched off the stability control when reaching for the sport mode button, resulting in the violent crash.

  • Lexus ES 300 goes swimming in Russia
    Lexus ES Gets Towed Out Of River, Slides Right Back In: Video

    Let this be a lesson to those of you who might, one day, need to tow an errant Lexus ES 300 out of a river for a Russian-speaking friend: be very careful about your attachment points for the tow straps. It turns out that various small fixtures on the underside of the rear crash structure are not...

  • Marco Simoncelli

    It's been a hard couple of weeks for motorsports, motorsports fans, and two families in particular. Dan Wheldon's death in Las Vegas, and now Marco Simoncelli's death in Malaysia, put a point on a fact we often like to gloss over in racing: it's dangerous. If you haven't already, I recommend reading Mike Spinelli's excellent piece at Jalopnik on why he didn't (and won't) watch the crash that killed Marco Simoncelli at Sepang this weekend. It's thoughtful and thought-provoking, and a great lament to the now-vanished future of a great rider, coming from the heart of a true fan of the sport. But...

  • Marco Simoncelli
    MotoGP Star Marco Simoncelli Dies In Malaysian Race

    Top Italian motorbike rider Marco Simoncelli died earlier today due to the results of a crash at the 2011 Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang International Circuit. Simoncelli, just 24 years of age, died on lap two of the race after his Honda skidded and veered across the track and straight into the path of...

  • 2012 Fiat 500 IIHS crash testing
    2012 Fiat 500 Awarded Top Safety Pick By IIHS

    Despite its diminutive size, the 2012 Fiat 500 is one of the safest hatchbacks around according to the IIHS.

  • McLaren MP4-12C crashes at Spa Francorchamps
    McLaren MP4-12C Crashes During Spa Francorchamps Track Day

    Earlier this month we reported on the tragic fate of two McLaren MP4-12C supercars that crashed, one on a highway in Germany and the other just outside the McLaren Technical Center in Woking, UK. Now we have news of another McLaren MP4-12C crash, this time during a track meet at the legendary Spa...

  • Lexus IS F gets crushed
    Lexus IS-F Crushed For Street Racing? Video

    A fairly new looking Lexus IS F finished in a sultry red was crushed recently in the state of California, allegedly for street racing. The sad practice has been going on since 2007 when the first impounded car, a modified Honda Civic hatchback, went into the crusher. It’s not clear whether...

  • Italian Police Crash Lamborghini Gallardo
    In-Car Tech Doesn't Just Distract Regular Drivers - Cops Too

    Whether you're texting, calling, updating your social media networks, or simply pressing buttons on your stereo or sat nav, in-car technology can be quite a distraction from the actual process of driving. Now it turns out that it isn't just Mr. and Mrs. Average Joe who fall foul of distractions -...

  • 2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit police car

    “To Protect and Swerve” is not its title, but a new study suggests tech devices in squad cars pose distractions and contribute to police-involved accidents. Through the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust, Public Safety Administration grad students from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota combed through nearly 380 closed cases from around the state, spanning from 2006 through 2010. SMU researchers concluded one or more forms of distracted driving (visual, manual or cognitive) played a major factor in about 14% of cop crashes. In contrast, they cited a nationwide NHTSA...

  • Ferrari F50 crashed by FBI agent in 2009--Image via WreckedExotics
    U.S. Government Off The Hook For Crashed Ferrari F50

    A District Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by by an insurance company seeking to recover the payout issued after an FBI agent crashed a Ferrari F50 in evidence.

  • Man crashes Lamborghini Gallardo on test drive in Sydney
    Man Crashes Lamborghini Gallardo On Test Drive

    A man crashed a brand new Lamborghini Gallardo yesterday during a test drive of the supercar on the streets of Sydney, Australia. A salesman for the dealership selling the Gallardo was sitting in the passenger seat at the time but fortunately no one was seriously injured. According to a report by...

  • Eight cars, including the BMW M3 Ring Taxi, crash on the Nurburgring
    Eight Cars Crash On The Nurburgring, Including BMW M3 Ring Taxi: Video

    Updated with video below. Car crashes on Germany's Nurburgring-Nordschleife are a common occurrence, with the track’s rapidly changing elevations, blind corners, and myriad of bumps consistently proving to unsettle drivers, even those familiar with the ‘Ring. However, it’s not...

  • McLaren MP4-12C crashes near McLaren headquarters in Woking, UK
    Two McLaren MP4-12C Supercars Crash In Two Weeks

    The very slow trickle of McLaren MP4-12C deliveries to customers all around the world has just begun but already we have images of two crashed examples, one of which reportedly took place near the McLaren Technical Center in Woking, UK. The black example you see above, first picked up by Wrecked...

  • Wrecked Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 in Russia
    Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Burns To The Ground After Crashing Into Chevy Aveo

    The LP640, as most of you would know, is an even higher performance version of the already potent Lamborghini Murcielago. It comes as no surprise then that the Italian thoroughbred commands a great deal of skill to drive at speed, something the 27-year old driver of this sad looking wreck has found...

  • Lamborghini Gallardo burnt to a crisp in Malaysia. Photo by The Star Online

    There’s no shortage of rare supercars, old and new, burning to the ground in spectacular fashion all around the world. The latest is this poor Lamborghini Gallardo that went up in flames in Bukit Damansara, Malaysia. According to a report in local newspaper The Star, first picked up by CarNewsBreak, the owner of the Gallardo was simply warming up the engine before it burst into flames, which eventually engulfed the whole car. The owner, having been in possession of the bright green Gallardo for the past three years, claims the culprit may have been a fuel leak but for now the exact...

  • Zahir Rana's custom enzo crashes at the 2011 Targa Newfoundland
    Zahir Rana Talks About His Ferrari Enzo Crash At Targa Newfoundland: Video

    Crashing a car is never a fun experience. It's even less so when that car is a Ferrari Enzo. The horror is compounded when it's all caught on tape. But Zahir Rana handles the situation with grace. With grace and the affability that can only come from being able to easily afford another--at one...

  • 2012 Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Wheelbase
    Viper 'Ring Lap, Mustang Battles, Subaru Recalls: Today's Car News

    BAAAM! Reality hits you hard, bro. [MotorAuthority] The 2011 Subaru Legacy and Outback have been recalled for flying sunroofs. [TheCarConnection] The 2014 Ford Mustang will get new, non-retro design. [MotorAuthority] But if you're still loving the current Mustang, battle it out with your own custom...

  • BAAAM! George Lindell recounts his accident. Image via video capture from MyFoxPhoenix report.
    Power Lines Fall On Car Crash, Electrify Driver's Tale: Video

    A Phoenix, AZ driver suffering from a medical condition yesterday rear-ended another car, swerved, and collided with an electrical power pole, bringing the lines down on the rear-ended SUV. Both drivers are alive, but the man trapped in the SUV got a bit of a charge out of the fiasco. For a full...

  • Mercedes-Benz safety systems simulator, 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Mercedes Safety Systems Simulator At Frankfurt: We "Crashed"

    Modern racing videogames are getting pretty good these days, with handling and graphics capabilities that allow for a pretty realistic driving experience. It's also cheaper than racing for real, not to mention safer - "Life has no 'reset' button", they often say. We were glad of that little detail...

  • Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon Jogs, Gets Hit By Car Driven By 84-Year Old

    Actress Reese Witherspoon was hit by a car yesterday morning while jogging on Georgina Avenue in Santa Monica, California. She was hit by a car driven by an 84-year old woman, but fortunately the car was only traveling at 20 mph at the time. The legally blonde Oscar winner (Walk The Line) was...

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