LP640

[Crls]

I sure hope this isnt a repost, but ive found a rather interesting article about supercars and their owners who cant handle the power. There is one piece in the article that is particulary interesting:

The latest smash was in November, when an LP640 on loan from Lamborghini spun off BBC TV’s test track in Dunsfold, Surrey in heavy rain, putting it in the repair workshop for two months. The driver — who has not been named — was unhurt.

Full article
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol...cle1358351.ece

[fbc]

The Top Gear crash has been discussed before, but the full article is new.

Where will it all end? In a ditch, probably, or else in the dock. Next month Porsche will be in court in America accused of failing to provide adequate training to a man killed while driving in a 205mph Porsche Carrera GT.

The lawyer acting for the man’s widow is Craig McClellan, who has form when it comes to holding makers to account: in 1981 he acted for the widow of a passenger killed in a Porsche 930. The jury found the Porsche was too dangerous for the average driver to handle with no experience and awarded $2.5m to the plaintiff.

This time McClellan is arguing there is a design defect with the Carrera GT that makes it “tail happy”, and that the car is too difficult for the average driver to handle at high speeds without instruction — claims that Porsche vigorously denies.

The trial date is set for next month and there will be testimony from expert witnesses that design faults make the Porsche inherently difficult to control. However, it will be McClellan’s argument that the German company should be held responsible for the level of training his client’s husband was given that will be watched most closely by other supercar makers.

“It [the car] is defective if the risks of its design outweigh the benefits,” said McClellan from Germany last month, where he was in meetings with Porsche representatives. “If its power and handling characteristics make it too dangerous for the average driver without training or instruction, then it is defective. Porsche should be liable because it sold a defective vehicle.”

Oh FFS, there's a thing called taking responsibility for your own actions. And lawyers wonder why people hate them.

[Viper007Bond]

What idiots. Can't drive the car? Don't buy it.

[Devon]

It's interesting how that article doesn't explian how that guy died in the Carrera GT.

He was on a race track and crashed while trying to avoid a Ferrari which stupidly pulled onto the track in front of him.

On a race track in a supercar, he knew the risks. His family shouldn't sue. But that's America for you.

[Blayde]

Some commentators claim they are a sign that car makers have become embroiled in a horsepower arms race, creating ever more powerful engines that drivers are struggling to control.

This is what's going to kill the supercar. You blame the nut behind the wheel not the maker of the vehicle.

[AnGuRuSO]

The LP640, I don't really get the point of the car. It doesn't really seem like all that much extra power. The Murcielago is already a crazily fast car. Why make it more powerful, are the affects really that noticeable.

Nice article though, looks like some gold diggers are getting their inheritance early.

[Ventura6]

Originally Posted by AnGuRuSO

The LP640, I don't really get the point of the car. It doesn't really seem like all that much extra power. The Murcielago is already a crazily fast car. Why make it more powerful, are the affects really that noticeable.

Nice article though, looks like some gold diggers are getting their inheritance early.

I've never understood it either. If Lambo had their heads on right, they would make a track car, like the Challange Stradale and stripped out Porsche.