It seems the curse of the firetrap Ferrari 458 Italias is catching – this past weekend Germany’s Autobahns ate up a Bugatti, two Lamborghinis and an Audi R8 GT in the space of a mere 48 hours. The first two casualties were a rare $2 million Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport and a Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster, involved in separate incidents mere hours apart which left them less than totaled but far from mobile. The white Lamborghini was driven by a 32-year-old who lost control of the car in Vaterstetten in lower Franconia but miraculously walked away unharmed.
The Veyron bit it near Geiselwind on the A3 when the driver lost control while passing another car at around 200 km/h. Initial damage estimates clock in at about €400,000 – enough for several new supercars of a lesser breed. Next up was a black Lamborghini LP670-4SV driven by a couple of mechanics who’d just performed an oil change on the vehicle and decided to take it for a spin – too literally. They ended up in hospital with another several hundred euros worth of damages racked up. Rounding out the weekend from hell, a €200,000 limited edition Audi R8 GT, one of only 333 built, burned to cinders after crashing near Denkendorf on the A9. Gesundheit!
