Audi R8 catches fire in Mumbai! EDIT: A few more - page 9

carzone · 27th January 2013, 12:36

Guys, a R8 has flamed up. Brought under control now by the fire brigade guys. Hope no one was injured.

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Video from the very start of the flames (credit: Ninad Chichkar):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp6yM6M7ips

Another view (credit: Aditya Ghadi):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhzpBWb2ZS4

Rear view (credit: VersionDreams):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9IV72sKGYM

MetalBuff · 27th January 2013, 12:45

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Originally Posted by carzone

Guys, a R8 has flamed up. Brought under control now by the fire brigade guys. Hope no one was injured.

Holy cow!! How? Where? During the rally?

-Shivang Gandotra

prateekm · 27th January 2013, 12:47

Yes, during the rally. It was exiting the sealink. Nobody was injured.

StrangeWizard · 27th January 2013, 13:03

which r8 it was? the grey one with blue stripes?
i already left when i heard of the news. any idea how did it happen?

prateekm · 27th January 2013, 13:10

No idea which one, but here is what finally remained.

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MetalBuff · 27th January 2013, 13:14

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Originally Posted by prateekm

No idea which one, but here is what finally remained.

Nothing that's left behind, man! Accidents like these are probably holding the owners from participating with full gusto.

Maybe, it stems from last year's Maserati accident that we didn't observe as much turn up in terms of supercars this time. This one is as bad as it gets. Hope, doesn't dissuade any more owners from prticipating in the ensuing years!

jamminbobin · 27th January 2013, 13:14

Looks bad. Source: https://twitter.com/parthdoctor/stat...34669917356032

carzone · 27th January 2013, 13:18

Whatever remained was dragged away by a tow truck. Have loads of pics, but need to get home for that.

karan561 · 27th January 2013, 13:27

The Audi R8 which burst into flames during the rally, just before sea link.

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Cause of this is unknown but rumors are this was a new brand new car & was being over revved for too long

cityvic · 27th January 2013, 13:29

It was a silver colour R8 V8.The driver is safe.
Have a few pics of the car on flames,but would not be uploading it.
How did the fire occur?

carfreak77 · 27th January 2013, 13:32

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Originally Posted by cityvic

It was a silver colour R8 V8.The driver is safe.
Have a few pics of the car on flames,but would not be uploading it.
How did the fire occur?

Apparently I read that the driver over revved the engine and it caught fire. Thank god the driver is safe.
BTW, isn't the rev-limiter suppose to prevent this? It should not allow the engine to be over-revved.
EDIT: Just read Karan's comments about it being over-revved for a long time. Then yes, it can catch fire if it was being done for long.

navpreet318 · 27th January 2013, 13:40

^ How is it that participating in events like these is causing the damage? Was this car involved in some accident?
I think if this car had to light up it would have today even if it hadn't been at the event. probably an electrical glitch.

Edit: how is it possible that too much revs cause a fire. its a liquid cooled engine. the company is supposed to fool proof it against this kind of operation.

karan561 · 27th January 2013, 13:48

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Originally Posted by carfreak77

BTW, isn't the rev-limiter suppose to prevent this? It should not allow the engine to be over-revved.
EDIT: Just read Karan's comments about it being over-revved for a long time. Then yes, it can catch fire if it was being done for long.

If its a new car, the running in guidelines are pretty clear not to exceed a certain rpm range till about say 2000 kms ( varies for different vehicles )

But still before we do not know the actual reason for the cause of the fire it wont be apt to come to conclusions to blame the driver of over revving.

vagu · 27th January 2013, 13:49

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Originally Posted by cityvic

It was a silver colour R8 V8.The driver is safe.
Have a few pics of the car on flames,but would not be uploading it.
How did the fire occur?

Is it the Delhi car? The one that is used everyday.

i<3turbo · 27th January 2013, 14:18

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Damn it had to be a electrical issue. A naturally aspirated car could not possibly catch on fire because of mechanical reasons.

I think there was too much nos used he should of paid attention when his laptop was saying danger to the manifold!!

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prateekm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai & BLR Posts: 790 Thanked: 553 Times	Yes, during the rally. It was exiting the sealink. Nobody was injured.
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StrangeWizard BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bombay Posts: 760 Thanked: 311 Times	Re: Parx SuperCar Show : 26th - 27th January, 2013 which r8 it was? the grey one with blue stripes? i already left when i heard of the news. any idea how did it happen?
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prateekm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai & BLR Posts: 790 Thanked: 553 Times	No idea which one, but here is what finally remained.
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jamminbobin Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 23 Thanked: 46 Times	Re: Parx SuperCar Show : 26th - 27th January, 2013 Looks bad. Source: https://twitter.com/parthdoctor/stat...34669917356032 Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Rehaan : 28th January 2013 at 13:37. Reason: Adding pic here itself. Thanks.
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carzone BHPian Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mumbai Posts: 581 Thanked: 295 Times	Re: Parx SuperCar Show : 26th - 27th January, 2013 Whatever remained was dragged away by a tow truck. Have loads of pics, but need to get home for that.
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karan561 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 5,068 Thanked: 22,243 Times View My Garage	Re: Parx SuperCar Show : 26th - 27th January, 2013 The Audi R8 which burst into flames during the rally, just before sea link. Cause of this is unknown but rumors are this was a new brand new car & was being over revved for too long Last edited by karan561 : 27th January 2013 at 13:54.
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cityvic Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,763 Thanked: 3,304 Times View My Garage	Re: Parx SuperCar Show : 26th - 27th January, 2013 It was a silver colour R8 V8.The driver is safe. Have a few pics of the car on flames,but would not be uploading it. How did the fire occur?
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navpreet318 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dehradun Posts: 2,263 Thanked: 2,982 Times	Re: Parx SuperCar Show : 26th - 27th January, 2013 ^ How is it that participating in events like these is causing the damage? Was this car involved in some accident? I think if this car had to light up it would have today even if it hadn't been at the event. probably an electrical glitch. Edit: how is it possible that too much revs cause a fire. its a liquid cooled engine. the company is supposed to fool proof it against this kind of operation. Last edited by navpreet318 : 27th January 2013 at 13:43.
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i<3turbo BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Mumbai/Philadel Posts: 406 Thanked: 273 Times	Mod Note : Please use the EDIT or MULTI-QUOTE buttons instead of typing one post after another on the SAME THREAD! To know how to multi-quote, click here. Damn it had to be a electrical issue. A naturally aspirated car could not possibly catch on fire because of mechanical reasons. I think there was too much nos used he should of paid attention when his laptop was saying danger to the manifold!! Last edited by GTO : 28th January 2013 at 11:47. Reason: Please use the EDIT or MULTI-QUOTE buttons instead of typing one post after another!
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