R8 catches fire

[Kubica]

Colvette said:

Love the way the number-plate has been blanked out! What's the point?

Anyways - what happened??

That Dom bloke off'of Wrecks to Riches will put that back together

[cockney accent on] "as gud as nuw" [/cockney accent off]

[stedale]

Traffic light burn-up?

I hope someone called 911 /cough/ after that...

[Dino D]

At least it proves some Italians have had a hand in developing it....Sabotage by design maybe??

[Silverbullet767]

0-6000 degrees in under 5 seconds...

That mine? cheers...

Edited by Silverbullet767 on Tuesday 4th September 11:39

[patmahe]

Well it probably died happy -- being caned

[daveco]

Isn't there a hotter version coming out next year too?

I thought I'd continue the trend of witty (or lack of) replies...

[anniesdad]

Jeepers!

Any idea what the cause of the fire was?

[kambites]

anniesdad said:

Jeepers!
Any idea what the cause of the fire was?

Err, the engine by the looks of it.

[anniesdad]

kambites said:

anniesdad said:

Jeepers!
Any idea what the cause of the fire was?

Err, the engine by the looks of it.

Hmmm....I'd probably agree with that!

Any idea of the specifics?

[Road_Terrorist]

Lamborghinis are always spontaneously combusting as well.

Maybe they should have an option of a race style engine bay fire extinguisher.

[SpeedyGonzales]

Painful.....ouch!

New Audi R8 speedster coming soon, come while stocks last!!

[patmahe]

911JUS said:

not good






J

For sale: Audi R8 hardly used, never tracked. FASH, needs a good clean £29000

[900T-R]

Er? Red headed stunner sets R8 on fire?

ah, the spoilsport has removed irrelevant but somehow appropriate post above..

Edited by 900T-R on Tuesday 4th September 14:53

[Silverbullet767]

That'll polish out....

[Aerofoil]

Will soon see TT with R8 front

[Gingerbread Man]

That might harm its r8 of depreciation.


Yes, I know, it's excruciating, isn't it?

[.. al]

That would seem to be, mainly, composite. Given that shards of carbon fibre in particular, drifting away in a smoke plume create a huge downwind vapour hazard, how much of the car is cf?

[mackie1]

.. al said:

That would seem to be, mainly, composite. Given that shards of carbon fibre in particular, drifting away in a smoke plume create a huge downwind vapour hazard, how much of the car is cf?

I think it's pretty much all aluminium with some carbon fibre adornments but nothing structural. You can have CF "blades" which is probably what you're seeing on the ground.

Edited by mackie1 on Tuesday 4th September 15:17

[Munter]

Witchfinder said:

St a brick! I thought cars catching fire was a very rare thing nowadays!

It is. But more people have a camera handy now, so when it does happen it's all over PH in 5 mins!

[Fume troll]

Audi manage that?

sorry

Cheers,

Tom.