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Ferrari 458 Italia catches fire version two

By Brett Davis |

Hot again? We’re not entirely sure what happened to this Ferrari 458 Italia, all we know is it is quite burnt. Only days after reports came through that a Ferrari 458 was spotted in France self-combusting, another one, also in France, seems to have ignited externally as well.

Like the previous incident, a definite explanation in regards to the cause of the fire remains a mystery.


These images of the car were found on wreckedexotics.com and show the Ferrari burnt beyond recognition. Only the three tailpipes and some wheels remain after the heroic and proud Ferrari battled with 420 of its kilowatts.

Hopefully we didn’t jinx the fire by suggesting it could be an ongoing problem for the Ferrari model. Woops.


 

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  • lemo

    Haha, maybe the European summer is getting to hot for them to handle!

  • AB

    Is Ferrari going to be the next Toyota? Are they going to have a major safety recall?

    • yowza

      The next Toyota?

      A lot of other manufactures have recalls every year or 2.

      It just happens that Toyota has this image, that now, a lot of haters are coming out of the wood work to lay their hatred.

      anyways on the previous report regarding the Italia, I posted that Recalls happen regularly…

  • Devil’s Advocate

    I guess Ferrari didn’t want to be outdone by Lamborghini getting media attention with their combustible cars…

  • AAA

    FIAT (Ferrari) quality.

  • oOo

    Euro ncap should give the Ferrari 458 Half STAR.lol

  • Italian opera queen

    What great Italian supercar hasn’t caught fire?

    It’s a rite of passage for these cars.

    I think the 458 will be one of the all-time greats, but time will tell.

  • iggy

    I never associated Ferrari with quality, for me it was always about the looks and speed.

  • Dave

    What, only six comments to date?! If this was a Holden the hate campaign would be BIBLICAL!

    • Devil’s Advocate

      It would be even worse still if it was a Toyota, Hyundai or a Skoda… :-)