Lamborghini Gallardo Literally Burns to the Ground in Athens, Greece

Our list with burned supercars continues to grow, and grow and grow and grow... The latest incident to be caught on camera concerns a yellow Lamborghini Gallardo that went up in flames for unknown reasons in the city of Athens, Greece. Fortunately, the couple inside the car made it out without a single scratch. The same cannot be said about the Gallardo as by the time that the firefighters arrived on the scene (wonder how long it took them...), the Italian beauty had been eaten alive by the flames. More photos after the jump.






[Via: Jalopnik , Source: Troktiko & Skeftomasteellhnika]

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Top Gear Destroys Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII with the help of the British Army

In a couple of weeks, on June 21st, the chaps from Top Gear will return on the small screen for the 13th season of the series. And even though the widespread financial turmoil has affected the TV series' budget in a negative way, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are getting ready to pull some stunts that will certainly stir some controversy, laughter, debates (you get the picture) and generally draw attraction to their show.

These photos that come to us from the Lancer Register message board, were shot during the filming of one of the Season 13 episodes. They show a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII reportedly being destroyed with the help of the British Army. We don't know the details but we gather that it won't be long before we find out - that is if you care..

[Photos: Lancer Registry , Via: Jalopnik ]

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BMW 3-Series Touring vs Estonian Tram: Driver Made it Out Unharmed!

Looking at the above picture, it's hard to believe that the driver of this black BMW 3-Series Touring actually managed to escape unscathed from this extremely tight fit between a tram and a traffic pole in the city of Tallinn in Estonia. And even though most of the photos in the gallery were taken while the firefighters were trying to rip the car apart in order to free the tram, still, this driver should consider him extremely fortunate. And in case you're wondering, he's the guy with the long hair sitting at the rear bench of the bimmer fiddling around with his cell phone and laptop - any humorous captions are more than welcome.




[Photos via: Fiski]

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REPORT: NASCAR seen fretting over ratings drop

According to Nielsen, ratings for NASCAR on Fox are down by an alarming 11.5% so far this year, and while we're sure that many NASCAR haters will suggest that it's just not that interesting watching non-stock "stock cars" turning left over and over again as they circle oval tracks, race organizers and TV ratings researchers believe there's much more to the decline in viewership than that.

Certainly, the sorry state of affairs surrounding the world's sagging economy doesn't help matters any, and neither did the rain that forced an early end to the Daytona 500, the sport's pivotal first race of the season. Paul Brooks, president of NASCAR Media Group, also points a finger in the direction of Dale Earnhardt Jr, who's second season as part of Hendrick Motorsports isn't exactly going as hoped.

Regardless of its downward ratings trend in '09, it seems most experts on the subject predict the NASCAR brand will pull through over the long haul, although it will be interesting to see if/how the auto industry crisis affects the cash-intensive motorsports series. In the meantime, NASCAR and Fox are reportedly "looking at every angle" to boost viewership in the short term.

[Source: Sports Business Journal | Image: Roger Smith]

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Bentley Continental GT Coupe in Russia Takes a Field Trip

Supercar and ultra luxury car accidents happen all the around the world and Russia of course is no exception. While we have no idea how this Bentley Continental GT Coupe ended up in the fields we must acknowledge, first, that the British luxury coupe handled the impact with the two wooden poles remarkably well and second, that the driver should feel really lucky that he didn’t end up on the train rails. -More pics after the jump






[Via: webpark]

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Ouch... Brand New Chevy Camaro SS gets Totaled by Teen with no Insurance nor Drivers License

It's a motorist's most horrific nightmare - buying a brand new car and getting into a total loss situation even before the odometer clocks a few thousand miles. That's what happened to Camaro5 forumster "Dertybr" when his spanking new 2010 Camaro SS was rear-ended last week by a teenager in a Ford Escape. To make matters worse for Dertybr, the teen not only lacked any type of insurance, but didn't even have a driver's license. We don't know what happened after the crash, but it sure sounds like a recipe for a human accident, if you get our drift.

Fortunately for Dertybr, his insurance replacement protection plan covered the total loss of the Camaro SS, meaning that he will be receiving a new car. Still, it sure does take out all the fun of buying a new car, doesn't it...

Photos: Photobucket , Via: Camaro5

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Lamborghini Murcielago Crash No142 - with Video

We've actually lost count of the number of Murcielagos (or any Lamborghinis for that matter) that have been severely damaged or even totaled over the past few years. This latest incident involving a Murcielago occurred in the city of Stavropol in southwestern Russia and according to a report from Interfax, the driver lost control of the vehicle and ended up screwing ramming the car's rear-end into a pole (...). The news report claims that the driver left the scene intact in a shiny new Bentley.

Pics: EnglishRussia , Info: Interfax

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Lamborghini Murcielago Crash No 143 - The Slaughter Continues...

Another day, another Lamborghini Murcielago bites the dust - again in Russia. In fact just yesterday, we reported of yet another Murcielago mishap in Russia. There are no details concerning the exact conditions or whereabouts of this accident but we must say that at this rate, Murcielagos could very well be an endangered species in the very near future...

Via: Carscoop

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Another Lamborghini Murcielago Meets its Maker in Moscow

It seems that Russia is turning into a Murcielago burial ground as yet another example of Lamborghini's top-notch supercar was completely destroyed in an accident that occurred in the streets of Moscow. As you can in the photos, at least one more vehicle was involved in this gruesome accident. There are no details on how it happened and if there were any casualties or injuries - hopefully the answer is no in both cases.

Via: Englishrussia

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Nissan GT-R into the original pot plants

Vehicle sports Nissan's famous eye and puncture into a tree root in the Romania road speed 150 km / h, 22 / 4.

Nissan tried to demonstrate the features of GT-R no less British in Porsche sports car. But to hand a driver amateur, GT-R does not do much.

According to witnesses, the vehicle sending a car stopped in the other eye, the work on. No one injured, except the driver.

GT-R equipped with the increase of pressure turbin Double V6, 3.8 liter capacity of the capacity of 480 horsepower, open-men maximum 588 Nm. Engine power is transmitted to the wheel leads us through the 4 wheel and AWD auto gearbox level 6 with double glass. Like Infiniti G35 sedan, Nissan equipped the need to transfer the number of in-lang bọc aluminum skin.

Nissan announced GT-R takes 3.5 seconds to speed up to 100 km / h from position start and overcome distance 400 m within 11.7 seconds. Speed achieved is 309 km / h.

Price of factory GT-R of approximately USD 76,000 in the U.S. and start in the market from 6 / 2008.

(by Topspeed)
Photo: Topspeed

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Murcielago super car 'Accidents' Hyundai Santa Fe

The accident occurred on property highways in Seattle on 20 / 4. No one is injured but by and explained, the Santa Fe are using the Lamborghini driver is not paying attention.

Fortunately, no one is injured. Murcielago equipped V12 engine, capacity of 6.2 liters, the capacity of 571 horsepower, maximum speed 330 km / h. Time speeds up to 100 km / h is 3.8 seconds. Price a new Murcielago in the U.S. in about 313,000 USD.

Murcielago's nose is very low and that is the cause leading to the situation this special.

(by Cardomain)
Photo: Cardomain

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