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TopGear’s Supercar Showdown 2010

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TopGear TopGear’s Supercar Showdown 2010 TopGear grabs 5 of the newest supercars and heads to Wales for a shakedown.

  • Ferrari 458
  • Lambo Gallardo Superleggera
  • Porsche 911 GT3 RS
  • Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
  • Lexus LFA

Which prevailed? Head over to TopGear’s site for the deets. [Source: TopGear]

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Ferrari 458 Italia’s Official NHTSA Recall Notice

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Ferrari 458 Italia

[/caption] We’ve all been paying close attention to the fires and accidents plaguing Ferrari’s all-new 458 Italia. When the company stated they were opening an investigation into the cause of the fires, we had hope they’d find something correctable and we could stop watching in horror as these beautiful machines burned. We then got word that Ferrari did indeed find a problem with the heat shield assemblies over the left and right rear wheelhouses. Here is the official recall notice from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration – Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s): FERRARI / 458 2010 Manufacturer:…

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Ferrari Issues Recall Over 458 Italia Fire Risk *Update

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Ferrari Burns In The Swiss Alps

[/caption] After four separate fires broke out (in Paris, in the Swiss Alps and in California are three of them), Ferrari began investigating the possible cause. The manufacturer went into the investigation downplaying any design flaw and laying probable cause on driver error. Luckily, Ferrari has indeed found a problem and has issued a recall and has told Autocar “When the car is driven to high exhaust temperatures, in hot ambient temperatures, the adhesive used in the wheelarch assemblies can overheat and allow the rear wheel housing heat shields to move around. In…

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Ferrari Investigating 458 Italia Fires, Finally, But…

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Ferrari 458 Italia Burns In Switzerland

[/caption] The recent rash of fires (at least 4 have been recorded thus far) involved with Ferrari’s all-new 458 Italia model have the company concerned. Though it appeared from at least two of the incidents that the fire started underneath the rear-left panel, another incident shows the origin closer to the right side of the vehicle. Ferrari’s official statement is that it ‘takes any incident involving one of its vehicles very seriously’ and that they are ‘currently treating these as separate incidents’. “Until these investigations are complete, Ferrari is unable to provide any further…

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ANOTHER Ferrari 458 Italia Burns To The Ground, This Time In China

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Excerpt: Not to end the trend, yet another Ferrari 458 Italia has burned to the ground. This marks the 10th 458 to be involved in some sort of accident since the model’s debut a handful of months ago. Details are pretty much non-existent, but we do know it occured in China. Is Ferrari investigating the cause in an effort to stem the tide of 458s heading to the scrap heap? With the all-new Italia burning in a multitude of countries around the globe, the folks from Maranello certainly are proving how well-liked they are in many of the world’s markets, we just…

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In The Last 30 Days, 1 Ferrari 458 Italia Has Been Destroyed Every 10 Days!

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Ferrari 458 Italia Burned In Costa Mesa, California

[/caption] Yesterday Afternoon, the first crash surrounding a Ferrari 458 Italia in North America occurred in Costa Mesa, California. Burned to a crisp like so many others, this is the ninth wreck in the last 90 days – one less 458 Italia casualty every ten days! It should be pointed out the first does not appear to have started near the left-rear panel like at least two of past wrecks. We all know Italian exotics can be tempermental and catch fire now and then, but this rate of destruction is ridiculous….

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UPDATE: Ferrari 458 Italia Burns In Time-Lapse Photos, From Prancing Horse To Pile Of Metal

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Ferrari 458 Italia Burns In Switzerland

[/caption] Last week, these photos surfaced showing the remains of a 458 Italia after it caught fire trekking through France. Turns out it was actually Switzerland and someone was able to nab these photos as it burned to the ground on July 14th. WreckedExotics interestingly points out that both the fire on this Ferrari and the one a couple weeks ago in Paris appear to have started close to the rear left panel. Could a recall and a fix from Ferrari be close at hand? [caption id=”" align=”aligncenter” width=”550″ caption=”Ferrari 458 Italia Burns In…

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Totaled: Another Ferrari 458 Italia Burns, Completely Destroyed, Nearly Unrecognizable

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458 20100720 1 Totaled: Another Ferrari 458 Italia Burns, Completely Destroyed, Nearly Unrecognizable

Ferrari 458 Italia Burnt To A Crisp In France

Italian exotics are known to be temperamental and occasionally catch fire, but at this rate Ferrari’s latest will be awfully scarce. Days after a black 458 Italia caught fire while rolling through the streets of Paris, this ‘who knows what color it used to be’ model burnt to a crisp after climbing a mountain pass in Switzerland.

The car is distinguishable by only its wheels and the 458′s now-trademark two-large-and-one-small exhaust outlets. This was not a happy day running through the canyons.

[Source: WreckedExotics]

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