Lottery Winner's Audi R8 Catches Fire on US Roads
13 Jul 2010, 09:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / An Audi R8 valued at $140,000 with options, which was destroyed in a fire on Sunday morning in a limited-access parkway from Connecticut, is currently under investigation by fire officials. The car,...
Jenson Button's Mother Involved in Silverstone Hotel Fire
9 Jul 2010, 06:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This could have been a sad and horrible weekend for McLaren Mercedes' champion Jenson Button, as his mother was one of the persons involved in the hotel fire that we've reported to you a f...
Silverstone Hotel Destroyed in Major Fire
6 Jul 2010, 13:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This week's British Grand Prix will certainly not be the same, as one additional thing has changed as compared to the past editions. Aside from the fact that the Silverstone circuit will greet ...
Fire at Dacia's Mioveni Plant
5 Jul 2010, 07:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Renault’s Dacia brand, which has been a constant presence in the headlines thanks to the launch of new low-cost models that offer a good price-quality ratio, has had a hot weekend, but not in ...
Flaming Porsche in New Jersey
25 Jun 2010, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was quite a flaming week for super sports cars, as at least two such not-so-often-seen on the roads vehicles have been sent to the scrap yard as the result of fire. It all started on June 21,...
Lamborghini Murcielago Turns Fireball in Brooklyn
21 Jun 2010, 14:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We're not sure what Lamborghini puts into its vehicles, but that something is apparently flammable. Very flammable. PHOTO update: Shannon Weir, one of our readers, sent us these new photo, ...
Stop Driving GMC Savana, Chevrolet Express: Fire Hazard
28 Mar 2010, 12:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After discovering a very serious flaw with the alternator in some 5,000 heavy-duty Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana passenger and cargo vans, American manufacturer GM announced the recall of the aff...
Tata Plays Down Flaming Nano
23 Mar 2010, 13:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Earlier today, news of another Tata Nano vehicle catching fire came from India, causing, why not admit it, little media frenzy (say, compared to the Toyota recall which engulfed the globe). The ...
Tata Nano Spontaneous Combustion
23 Mar 2010, 07:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you remember, back in October of last year a series of reports saying Tata's acclaimed Nano model has a tendency to spontaneously combust began surfacing in India. Even though those reports ...
Autoliv Steering Plant Destroyed by Fire
4 Jan 2010, 13:42 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Autoliv steering plant in El Nadhour, Tunisia, caught fire on December 26 due to some poor welding work done during the Christmas vacation. Fortunately, there were no human injuries, but the fac...
Chrysler to Invest $179M in GEMA Plant
18 Dec 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Chrysler Group announced that it will invest $179 million in its Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance (GEMA) plant in Dundee, Michigan, in order to start production of fuel eff...
2011 Ford F-550 Super Duty Fire Truck in LA
3 Dec 2009, 11:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford is showcasing a very special version of the F-550 Super Duty, in fire truck guise, at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show these days. The truck itself, besides being presented ...
Tata Nano Is On Fire
23 Oct 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And we are not talking about sales figures and orders...The cheapest car in the world is facing its first possible major problem less than six months since its launch. According to a report by just-...
Dinner is Served: Crispy Audi R8 To Go
15 Sep 2009, 09:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Just when Audi was getting ready to launch the open-top version of its supercar, dubbed Spyder, at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show, a 2009 R8 model was catching fire out of the blue on Romanian roads. ...
Rare Lamborghini Bursts in Flames
7 Jul 2009, 12:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Enough with all those Ferraris that catch fire out of the blue! It’s Lamborghini time... A 2005 Lamborghini Gallardo, to be more exact, that burst into flames after it pulled up outside a nigh...
Land Rover Defender Fire and Ice Released
10 Jun 2009, 10:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Off-road enthusiasts have a new reason to rejoice this month, as British manufacturer Land Rover announced the release of a special edition of the Defender. With summer already here and mountain tra...
Fire Truck History
30 May 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ever since motorized vehicles became a common occurrence on the world's roads, they've been used for a variety of purposes, including firefighting
Newly Purchased Ferrari Caught Fire Out of the Blue
28 May 2009, 06:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A Russian woman gloated after she went to pick up her brand new Ferrari, commissioned especially for her. The woman’s happiness didn’t last long though, as the $814,000 (600,000 euros) c...
Man Sets Fuel Pump, Car on Fire
3 Apr 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A "don't try this at home"-like incident happened at a gas station in Chandler, Arizona. Four people went through a near death experience, as one of them decided to play with fire w...