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Audi Q5 Runs Over McLaren 570GT in Parking Lot: The Big Guy Always Wins

A grocery run is hardly a very expensive affair, unless, of course, you’re planning on buying entire aisles of products. Or you run an expensive supercar over with your not-exactly-cheap SUV.
Audi Q5 ends up on the side after mounting McLaren 570GT Coupe in parking lot 6 photos
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Now, here’s a phrase you probably never imagined reading in print: an Audi Q5 ran over a McLaren 570GT Coupe in the parking lot of a Sainsbury’s supermark in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. The good news, according to Metro, is that, somehow, no one was injured in the crash.

The bad news is that the McLaren is a write-off. Based on photos made available, which you can also see in the gallery above, the Q5 isn’t better off, either: it ended up on its side, and firefighters had to cut the driver out when they responded to the emergency. Meanwhile, the McLaren sustained severe damage to the hood, windshield and roof, which is exactly the kind of damage you’d expect from having an SUV roll over it.

The circumstances of the strange and very expensive crash are still under investigation but, based on the photos, it looks as if the McLaren was already parked, with no one inside. The Q5 either lost control or came at a very high speed into the parking spot next to it, and mounted it with the right side before toppling over.

Moreover, it seems more vehicles were damaged in the incident, though the McLaren is by far the most expensive, with prices starting at over $205,000 before options.

Contacted by the media for comment, Kent Police would only say this: “Kent Police was called at 2.41pm on Sunday 18 October 2020 to a collision involving four vehicles in a car park off Otford Road in Sevenoaks. Officers attended alongside South East Coast Ambulance Service and Kent Fire and Rescue Service and no serious injuries were reported.”
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About the author: Elena Gorgan
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Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends.
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