Your weekly dose of crispy Italian super cars.
Oh Ferrari, why are your super cars always in the headlines for going up in flames? You issued recalls and assured drivers that there is nothing to worry about, but we always see charbroiled models in the news.
On this week’s Friday Fail, we are just going to provide you with the latest Ferrari burn stories that have dotted the headlines over the past week. We hate seeing these, but they’re just so hard to ignore. Things like this shouldn’t happen and live right up to the old Italian super car fire-hazard stereotype.
Ferrari California Burns in Poland
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Near the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Poland, one Ferrari California went up in flames. The fire looked to have started in the engine bay and quickly spread to the rest of the car. Unfortunately, the car was a total loss and there wasn’t much that firefighters could do to save the drop-top super car.
Ferrari 458 Italia Burns in Switzerland
On a motorway near Yverdon, Switzerland, one Ferrari 458 Italia burned to the ground. The driver was able to escape and stopped the car right before the Concise tunnel, which would have created quite the hazard for other drivers on the road. According to a witness’s friend, the speed on the motorway is limited to 120 km/h (74.5 mph) and nobody surpasses this. At this speed, the engine is provided with a good deal of fresh air while the 4.5-liter V-8 spins just over 3,000 RPM, leading to speculation that it was caused by the recalled resin glue on the heat shields.
Ferrari 308 Burns in Switzerland
In the Swiss city of Barbengo, a Ferrari 308 along with a few other rare super cars caught fire and burned, undoubtedly resulting in one HUGE insurance clam. No word on what caused the fire, but it surprisingly doesn’t appear to be caused by the Ferrari (which seems strange). We’re sure that investigators still have the 308 on the suspects list.
So those are just the latest Ferrari burn stories that have popped up in the news the past few weeks. Just please for all of us automotive enthusiasts, please stop making such flammable models, Ferrari.
[Source: Ernestas Vasiliauskas YouTube Channel, FerrariLife.com, SafeAuto.com, WreckedExotics.com]
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