Lamborghini Engine Fires.... Common Problem?

[cronk-flakes]

Might just be purely coincidental but there are a few burnt out Lamborghini's around the wrecked-exotics website.

Gallardo No.1

Gallardo No.2

like i said, probably coincidental but a bit concerning.

And of course...the classic murcie burns.

Murcielago No.1

Murcielago No.2

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[traxx]

Here is a better picture of the yellow Spyder

The owner is on LamboPower and said that that car had had problems with it's fuel injection system since day one

It's not just Lambos, any high preformance car is at risk
Here are a few others:

430 Spider


and rather embarrassingly for Ferrari, the very first 599 customer car in Germany
(it had those crap wheels so it's probably for the best)




No one got hurt with any of these 3 cars

Edited by traxx on Monday 20th November 16:22

[MitchT]

I too have noticed a disturbing number of burned supercars. I'm sure a much greater percentage of the Ferraris and Lamborghinis produced are lost to fire than Fords and Vauxhalls, so what is it that makes supercars so prone to spontaneous combustion?

Is it that...

1: They are badly made?
2: They are regularly pushed to extremes that make them more likely to catch fire?
or
3: That the internal layout (e.g. engine and fuel tank in the same compartment) is such that they are simply more prone to catching fire?

I'd really like to know so I can get an idea as to the risk of fire that exists with these cars as I am hunting around for a Ferrari with a view to buying in the next year or so and I really don't want it to blow up!

Edited by MitchT on Monday 20th November 17:06

[murph7355]

I would imagine it's potentially all three MitchT, though in reverse order

Shouldn;t let it put you off buying one though. Make sure it's been looked after, and that you look after it, and you should be fine.

[petrol_noggin]

MitchT said:

I too have noticed a disturbing number of burned supercars. I'm sure a much greater percentage of the Ferraris and Lamborghinis produced are lost to fire than Fords and Vauxhalls, so what is it that makes supercars so prone to spontaneous combustion?

Is it that...

1: They are badly made?
2: They are regularly pushed to extremes that make them more likely to catch fire?
or
3: That the internal layout (e.g. engine and fuel tank in the same compartment) is such that they are simply more prone to catching fire?

I'd really like to know so I can get an idea as to the risk of fire that exists with these cars as I am hunting around for a Ferrari with a view to buying in the next year or so and I really don't want it to blow up!

Edited by MitchT on Monday 20th November 17:06

Compared to a Ford or Vauxhall, a typical supercar lives with over 2000 more revs on average, has three times the cylinders to go wrong, and the main problem is probably operating temperatures, I have yet to see a four pot hatchback with heat haze rising from the bonnet but I haven't driven many 4 cyl cars.

Supercars and exotics are much more news worthy when they burst into flames than Nissan Micras as well.

[murph7355]

petrol_noggin said:

...Supercars and exotics are much more news worthy when they burst into flames than Nissan Micras as well.

And far less worthy of the end result.

I loathe Nissan Micras, particularly MkIs.