Posted on 05/05/2016 4:39:31 AM PDT by Rebelbase
A newly minted McLaren owner in England became a little over-excited following the delivery of his brand-new supercar. Telegraph reports that the owner of a McLaren 650S stuffed the coupe into a tree just 10 minutes after the car arrived at his house for the first time.
The report states that neighbors spotted the owner celebrating supercar ownership with a bottle of champagne right after the car arrived at his doorstep. Not 10 minutes later, the owner introduced the front end of his $265,000 supercar to the ever-sturdy trunk of an innocent tree. The collision was severe enough to demolish the front end of the car, scattering bits of the carbon fiber bodywork all over the immediate area.
While it isn’t easy to sympathize with the owner, it is simple to understand how the driver lost control. With a 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 engine sending 641 hp and 500 lb-ft to the rear wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, the 650S scampers to 62 mph in a chest-compressing 3 seconds, and on to a top speed of 207 mph. These are not performance figures of a forgiving and easy-to-manage car.
Essex police are not completely sure on the identity of the driver who was piloting the car at the time, and are still conducting an investigation.
“Brother cain’t drive” ... my favorite Youtube of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVrMZX2kms
You might think the dealer would have taken him for a test ride....and cautioned about the power under that hood.
Certainly not conducive to a leisurely Sunday ride on a country road.
$265,000 McLaren?
It’s the inexpensive one.
Car news.
That’s so disappointing. I’d probably do the same with that sort of torque!
I took two things from this story:
First; A fool and his money (and supercar) are soon parted.
Second; There are a few writers left in the media.
Automobilemag.com has one of the few, the very few in Conner Golden.
re: “Not 10 minutes later, the owner introduced the front end of his $265,000 supercar to the ever-sturdy trunk of an innocent tree. “
That is Golden.
That’ll buff right out.
Uh oh, better get MAACO.
And to think I was upset when someone at Walmart smashed their shopping cart into my brand new truck, and dented the door, an hour after I bought it.
Stupid does Hurt !
Car-ma?
If I see another Poll showing Kacish beating everyone or Hillary beating Trump I will puke
Michael Dukakis was beating George H Bush by 10 points and Reagan will getting slammed by Jimmy Carter.
That’s why I drive a POS. People cringe when I park next to them. They know I don’t GAS what happens to it.
You sure your on the right thread there friend?
” Hold my beer, er, flute of Champaign”......
Bad Idea: Putting the car in Track Mode, disabling stability and traction controls, for your first test drive.
Yep, and as usual it looks like it is or has been raining....it is merry old England after all.
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