Accidents - egmCarTech

A classy accident: Audi R8 gets sandwiched between BMW 6-Series and Range Rover

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

The accident you see in the picture took place this past week in Costa Mesa, California. It involved 3 expensive cars including an Audi R8, BMW 6 Series, and a Range Rover. From the picture, which doesn’t show the Range Rover, it seems that the Audi R8 was rear-ended by the BMW 6-Series, causing it to [...]

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Video: Ferrari CEO gets California stuck in gravel pit

Posted: Nov 17, 2009

Filed under: Ferrari, Videos

During a parade lap at the Italian automaker’s Ferrari World Final, CEO Luca di Montezemolo managed to get a new Ferrari California stuck in a gravel trap on the track in Valencia, Spain. Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were on board waving to the crowd as Montezemolo randomly turned the steering wheel and ended [...]

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Video: Ferrari California crashes while racing another Ferrari California

Posted: Nov 16, 2009

Filed under: Ferrari, Videos

Watching some of the world’s most exotic supercars falling into the hands of people that can’t drive them doesn’t even surprise us anymore. This week, check out two friends racing their Ferrari Californias in the streets of Sofia, Bulgaria.
“They were speeding around corners when one of them lost control, clipped a car, and crashed into [...]

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Video: Man drives Bugatti Veyron into lake

Posted: Nov 13, 2009

Filed under: Bugatti, Videos

Yesterday, we saw a Bugatti Veyron being pulled out of a lake in Texas after a man, who wishes to remain anonymous, lost control of the ultra hyper car.
We now have the video of the actual accident taking place. The amateur video was taken by some man who happened to be in the right place [...]

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Video: Crash testing the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Posted: Nov 13, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Mercedes-Benz, Videos

What could be more fun than crashing a six-figure supercar that isn’t even on the market yet? Yes, the little things in life happen to be the most pleasing.
Click here for more Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG news.
Refresher: Power comes from a 6.2L V8 making 563-hp with a maximum torque of 479 lb-ft of torque. Mated to an [...]

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Biden’s Chevrolet Suburban and limousine hit and kill pedestrian

Posted: Nov 12, 2009

Filed under: Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM, Industry News

An armored Chevrolet Suburban and a limousine belonging to Vice President Biden’s fleet, hit and killed a pedestrian just over the D.C. border in Maryland. The two vehicles were on their way to Andrews Air Force Base to a secure storage location when the incident took place.
According to the Washington Post, the man was crossing [...]

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Texas man crashes Bugatti Veyron into lake (w/ video)

Posted: Nov 12, 2009

Filed under: Bugatti, Videos

Owning a car over $1 million is a huge responsibility and probably entails a lot of stress.
Meet this Bugatti Veyron owner who dropped the ultra supercar into a saltwater lagoon near Galveston in Texas. Apparently the owner (who wishes to remain anonymous for many reasons) was distracted by a low-flying Pelican leading him to jerk the [...]

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73 year old man wrecked at least 10 exotic cars in the past 3 years

Posted: Nov 10, 2009

Filed under: Ferrari

We’ve seen our fair share of supercar accidents here at egmCarTech. However, we’ve never met a driver that has been involved in at least 10 exotic car accidents over the last 3 years. According to the guys at WreckedExtoics, the anonymous 73-year old Florida business man managed to destroy the Ferrari 360 Spyder pictured above, [...]

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Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg involved in horrible collision

Posted: Oct 25, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Tesla Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen

An Autopia reader spotted this accident involving a Tesla Roadster, Volkswagen Touareg and the Toyota Prius. The accident took place earlier this week and as the story goes the Tesla was stopped behind the Touareg at a red light when a Prius rear-ended it and pushed it under the SUV.
According Tesla’s spokeswoman Rachel Konrad:
This was [...]

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Dealer crashes customer’s Koenigsegg CCX into a guardrail and Porsche GT2

Posted: Oct 21, 2009

Filed under: Koenigsegg

If you’ve never seen a Koenigsegg CCX on the road its because the Swedish supercar maker only produces 25 units a year and only 10 of those make it to the United States.
Well, the folks over at WreckedExotics spotted one in New York… destroyed.
The story goes that a dealer decided to take out a customer’s [...]