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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

$2 million McLaren F1 spontaneously combusts

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A man from the US state of Minnesota has had to watch his beloved McLaren F1 supercar go up in flames. The 53 year-old man named Irv Kessler was driving along on Airport Boulevard in Santa Rosa, California when someone noticed some smoke coming from the back of the car. They then alerted Kessler. Soon after the engine caught fire. Firefighters worked quickly to kill the flames before they could spread into the cabin.

Kessler was not keen on talking about the incident. Instead the Rincon Valley assistant fire chief John Lantz was quoted as saying that according to the owner, the car hadn't been driven in six months. It had been taken out this past Sunday and Monday when it started showing some kind of problem. Luckily Kessler told the firefighters that while it is worth around US$2 million, it is insured for US$3 million.

McLaren produced only 64 road-going F1s between 1992 and 1998 with this particular unit a 1995 model. The remaining 42 units were made up of prototypes, LM, GT and GTR versions. Power was provided by a BMW V12 petrol with 635hp (467kW) and 651Nm of torque. Besides the scissor doors and engine location, another notable feature is the centrally positioned driver's seat.

Famous owners of McLaren F1s include Wyclef Jean, Jay Leno, Eric Clapton, Rowan "Mr Bean" Atkinson, and Michael Schumacher.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Audi R8 Crashes Into Ferrari 599 GTB

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An exotic car crash is always a rare occurence - something most people will never see in their lifetime. An even rarer occurence is when two exotic cars crash into each other. This is so rare in fact, there have only been a handful of cases where this has ever happened. The odds are similar to winning the lottery... TWICE!

The latest multi-exotic car crash just occurred on May 25th in Fu Zhou, China. An Audi R8 slammed into the rear of a Ferrari 599 GTB after a taxi suddenly stopped to pick up a passenger. Both drivers sustained minor injuries. The R8 suffered severe damage while the Ferrari held up pretty well

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Video: BMW 5-Series GT in action

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The German luxury car builder, BMW, has just released their first video of the new 5-Series GT showing the cars capabilities on the street. The new Bimmer GT will go on sale June 23rd in Europe, starting at around 58,000 euro, for the 43.5 MPG 3.0 Liter diesel version, and will go all the way up to 84,500 Euro for the top of the line 550i GT with its TwinPower turbocharged V8 making over 400 HP

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