Why are ferraris always catching on fire? (W,Pole)

Why do Ferrari's always go up in flames.

  • The Eltronics are bad.

    Votes: 2 15.4%

  • Every car has it's mistakes, just some more then others.

    Votes: 8 61.5%

  • Ferrari's have a serious problem. That stretches across the board.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I shouldn't talk bad about Ferrari.

    Votes: 3 23.1%
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Really, So far, The Ferrari is one of the most flammable super cars, More so then all the others IE Lamborghini,pagani porsche.

Is it just spotty build quality or is it something else, I mean don't Get me wrong, They make excellent vehicles, But the majority of them have gone up in smoke..

And as ive seen alot of "Crashed Ferrari" in non chard shape, It leads me to believe that Ferrari Really just does not have Good mechanics going on under the hood/boot.

And yes, I'm aware that alot of car's go up in flames, But thoughs are just regular cars, Ferrari's are supposed to be built with passion and care... I mean who would want to go out and spend all that money, Only for that beautiful engine to melt to the chassis.

This question has been itching me for so long..
 
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So you're going to tell me that a 4.5 Litre V8 making 557hp (562hp at 200mph due to ram-air effect) and 397lb.-ft. of torque, that redlines at 9,000rpm (record for a production car) at matches the liftoff time of the storied Enzo Ferrari (3.4 seconds) and the car's Scuderia version will probably whoop the Enzo's and 430 Scuderia's ass? The most anticipated car of this decade (it's beena short one so far...) is bad cause of maybe a driver problem? Who knows what people with Ferraris do these days... I mean this was probably one of these cases
"Hey, I've seen Ferraris on fire before, let's see if I can do it with mine. Yes! I did it! Oh ****, gotta get my other one. Hey honey, can you get me the other Ferrari? Thanks"
You my friend, have been schooled.
 
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So you're going to tell me that a 4.5 Litre V8 making 557hp (562hp at 200mph due to ram-air effect) and 397lb.-ft. of torque, that redlines at 9,000rpm (record for a production car) at matches the liftoff time of the storied Enzo Ferrari (3.4 seconds) and the car's Scuderia version will probably whoop the Enzo's and 430 Scuderia's ass? The most anticipated car of this decade (it's beena short one so far...) is bad cause of maybe a driver problem? Who knows what people with Ferraris do these days... I mean this was probably one of these cases
"Hey, I've seen Ferraris on fire before, let's see if I can do it with mine. Yes! I did it! Oh ****, gotta get my other one. Hey honey, can you get me the other Ferrari? Thanks"
You my friend, have been schooled.
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You my friend Have just missed the whole point of my post.
 
Unless we can find some real data on what causes from past Ferrari have caught fire we would just be speculating. Electrical, Fuel line problems owner modification, design flaw?????
 
TorqueHappenS08
Really, So far, The Ferrari is one of the most flammable super cars, More so then all the others IE Lamborghini,pagani porsche.
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You are not allowed to state this as fact without sourcing something that shows that Ferraris statistically catch fire more often. You made two cases of new 458s catching fire enough evidence?

In addition, Lamborghini just recalled almost 500 Murcielagos for fuel-line concerns, whereas Ferrari hasn't made a drivetrain recall since the F355.
 
Really? a majority have caught on fire? I highly doubt that 51% or more of the ferrari's sold worldwide have caught fire... just nitpicking

When something goes wrong on a car, its going to cause something really bad to happen a lot faster/more violently on a supercar than the average car. that's physics for you. And no cars are perfect, but if an oil cooler or something goes out on a Ford Focus you have a lot more time before something really bad happens than in a Ferrari or Lamborghini.
 
The problem is we are never told what causes these fires. Murcielago 6.2's suffered from fuel lines, but the cause of Ferraris is a case-by-case basis.

The only evidence I have seen of "faulty" engineering in a Ferrari is the exhaust build done on the F430 & up. For some reason, because of the way the exhaust is built & the way it is engineered for the car, it "supposedly" has the 1 in a 1,000 chance of causing a spark & setting fire within. From what I have read, & this is just pure speculation on most's part, it is not that the Ferrari exhaust is not well built, it's just that Tubi & Novitec have somehow, made a much better system & are much more "reliable" than the current exhausts on Ferraris.

But, again, most of this is specualtion & people in the industry just giving a brief breakdown of a F430 exhaust (mainly) followed by their own conclusions. Again, they never say the F430 exhaust is unreliable, just that the way Tubi or Novitec build theirs look to be much more solid pieces.

Of course, Ferrari will never come out & agree to this or admit the exhaust is any big concern (it really isn't when you look at the production numbers & accidents caused by it), but then again, Ferrari is a very...stubborn & arrogant company who really never seem to be the type to admit anything is wrong with their cars and maybe that's just the attitude Enzo himself, bred into the company.
 
I'm guessing we just hear about exotic car fires more then say, Honda Civic fires. If you go on North American Motoring you'd think all MINI Coopers are doomed to catch on fire when they really aren't. It's just that the members there notice them more.
 
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I'm guessing we just hear about exotic car fires more then say, Honda Civic fires. If you go on North American Motoring you'd think all MINI Coopers are doomed to catch on fire when they really aren't. It's just that the members there notice them more.
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It seems like 10% of DISI MZR engines will blow up eventually based on the forums. But then again people who are on the forums went there for a reason, either to complain or mod the **** out of it
 
It's the passion, its just burning to get out :sly:

No but seriously, I don't understand your point. Now maybe that's because its 4am for me but still I don't see where your evidence for this is.
 
Here's an interesting factiod. More Ferrari's have caught fire than Fieros during the same time period. Some cars just get a bad rep when it is uncalled for. Only 1 model from 1 year and 1 engine caused problems for Fieros and it was because of the few dozen owners who didn't take care of the car. Yet everyone wrongly calls it a fire trap. I surmise the same with the exotic owners...to a point.

Ferrari's don't inherently catch fire, its a random thing. Seen just as many fried Lambos too.
 
My Ferrari hasn't caught on fire. Thank God!

And I thought Top Gear said TVR was the most fire prone car manufacturer.
 
This thread needs a pole.

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Honestly I've seen alot of other exotics on fire besides Ferrari's.

The one's I hear about are caused by driver recklessness. I'm not aware of any mechanical problems that cause the blaze.
 
TorqueHappenS08


http://www.egmcartech.com/2010/07/21/burnt-to-crisp-ferrari-458-italia-burns-down-to-the-ground/

http://jalopnik.com/5590256/ferrari-458-burns-in-paris-still-hot-like-love

...I didn't even know the 458 went into production, But apparently these just burst into flames.

This is not a flame(no pun intended) thread, I'm just curious of why i see more Ferrari's ketch on fire more then any other super car manufacture.
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And if I google 'lambo on fire' and select images I get this......

http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=e...esult_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQsAQwAA


...a huge number of pictures of Lambo's on fire.

You have offered NO proof that Ferrari's catch on fire any more than any other 'supercar', and certainly none to back up the claim that the majority do!!!!!!!!!!!

A more valid topic for discussion would have been "Do Ferrari have a problem with the 458", rather than your easily disproved and quite misleading topic.


We value quality of posting here at GT Planet, you have been a member for long enough to know that, in addition we expect at least an attempt at good grammar and spelling when you post. Particularly given how easy it is to spell check a post, something you seem to be ignoring.

This thread gets a lock, if you want to start a more balanced and informed discussion around the same general topic area, then feel free to do so, but keep in mind the advice you have been given.


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