Nissan GT-R Seen on Fire at the Nurburgring
28 Apr 2014, 11:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Godzilla is supposed to spit fire, not catch fire right? For everyone who's all angry about how Porsche's 911 GT3s went ablaze, here's a video of how a Nissan GT-R burned to a crisp, ...
BMW S1000RR Burns on the Dyno
11 Apr 2014, 15:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In case the bike you’re about to see burn is indeed a 2014 BMW S1000RR, then we’re looking at either a very rich fellow who doesn’t care about how he spends his money, or a very st...
Two-Weeks Old Mercedes-Benz S-Class Catches on Fire · Photo Gallery
11 Apr 2014, 12:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Three-four years ago, reports about burning expensive cars were almost invariably revolving around cars wearing either a prancing horse or a raging bull as an emblem, but in the past couple of month...
Too Much Abuse and Your Drift Car Fights Back with Fire
27 Mar 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Drift cars are meant to be abused. It’s the way such machines work. Nevertheless, drifting is a sport of delicate balance and the driver must also show this in his manhandling of the vehicle. ...
SRT Viper GT3-R Catches Fire at Sebring
18 Mar 2014, 13:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This weekend’s 12 Hours of Sebring marked yet another successful race for SRT, who clinched a second place finish in the GTLM class with the No.93 Viper GTS-R. The V10-powered vehicle crossed ...
"Fire Hazard" Porsche 911 GT3s Spotted at the Mall in Dubai and Vienna
12 Mar 2014, 10:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After as many as five (2 of them confirmed by Porsche) brand new 911 GT3s reportedly caught fire, it looked like Stuttgart had a veritable marketing disaster on its hands. To make sure these "d...
BRP Recalls Ski-Doo and Can-Am Heated Gloves in Canada and the US
5 Mar 2014, 15:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is recalling their Ski-Doo and Can-Am heated gloves and Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries due to fire hazard, a CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) bull...
Texas Fire Fighters Save Million Dollar Car Collection
25 Feb 2014, 10:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Expensive cars going down in flames. It’s a sight we’re already familiar with. Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche are only three of the manufacturers that are having this issue right now, ...
Land Rover Discovery Gets XXV Special Edition
17 Feb 2014, 08:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With the Land Rover Discovery living its final days, the vehicle has received a special edition celebrating 25 years of service. Dubbed Discovery XXV, the car is set to make its debut at the upcomin...
Chevrolet SS Pace Car Catches Fire During NASCAR Race
16 Feb 2014, 11:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / GM's new rear-wheel drive performance sedan, the 2014 Chevrolet SS, caught fire out of the blue while on pace car duty in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Unlimited race in Daytona Beach. ...
Porsche 911 GT3 (991) Fire Epidemic Coming?
14 Feb 2014, 20:36 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / About three years ago, there wasn't a single month to go by without some media outlet reporting yet another Ferrari spontaneous combustion, with a couple of Lamborghini models jumping on the se...
Watch a BMW E36 M3 Go Up in Flames. Literally!
31 Jan 2014, 14:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Get your tissues ready folks, because this is bound to get the water works going. What you’re about to see is not for the faint-hearted BMW fans so consider yourself warned. Apparently, it ...
2014 Dakar: Paulo Goncalves Bike Burns Hopelessly in the Argentinian Desert
10 Jan 2014, 16:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As we reported earlier today, the 5th Stage of the 2014 Dakar started to show both teams and riders how tough this year's edition is. Yamaha's Cyril Despres was left with no fuel, but the ...
2014 Dakar: a Very Tough Stage 5, Golcalves' Honda Up in Flames
10 Jan 2014, 08:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Despite the fact that the Dakar 2014 organizers decided to shorten the timed portion of Stage 5 down to 211 km (131 miles), it looks like the going is getting really tough for the riders. Disaste...
Six Poor Mercedes-Benz CLA Cars Burn Like Marshmallows
30 Dec 2013, 13:56 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / If you're from Italy and recently ordered a sexy Mercedes-Benz CLA you might want to prepare yourself a drink and sit down for a minute. A Hungarian motorway has recently become the grave of...
Rider Hit by Suspected Drunk Fire Truck Driver Files Lawsuit
14 Dec 2013, 09:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jack Frazier, 50, was hit by a San Francisco fire truck earlier this year and sustained massive though non life-threatening injuries after being projected from his bike across the street into a hydr...
Tesla Fires Investigated by Germany, Model S Has No Faults
4 Dec 2013, 12:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The National Highway Trafic Safety Administration is still investigating the Tesla fires, but, meanwhile, a conclusion on the matter has arrived from Europe. Germany’s federal transport age...
Watch a Corvette Nitrous Explosion
29 Nov 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Dear racers, we are here to show you why you have to get your timing right, especially if you’ve gifted your engine with nitrous oxide. The clip below shows a heavily modified C6 Chevrolet Cor...
Chinese Scooter Clipped by Truck and Set Ablaze, Rider Included
19 Nov 2013, 17:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The day ends in a very bad way for a Chinese woman, as her scooted is clipped by a truck, and her fuel tank ruptured. Fuel gushes out of the broken container and is easily ignited by the sparks c...
Third Tesla Model S Burns, Driver Says Car Saved His Life · Updated
7 Nov 2013, 13:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last month brought us two Tesla Model S fires and now a third example of the electric vehicle has caught fire in Tennessee. The adjacent images show a Tesla Model S on fire on the side of the hig...