{"id":490477,"date":"2009-02-01T04:00:05","date_gmt":"2009-02-01T04:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=48322"},"modified":"2023-12-31T20:23:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T20:23:11","slug":"exotic-car-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/exotic-car-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Exotic-car Crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Given this issue\u2019s focus on safety equipment, and knowing that most of our readers possess at least an appreciation for ultra-sophisticated exotic cars, we thought it appropriate to bring you up to speed (as it were) with this site offering photos with cautionary captions of various exotic cars that have met nefarious ends in the hands of unwitting drivers who managed to exceed the laws of physics while at the helm. Some of those drivers survived, and some did not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the various features is a listing of the top 10 crashes by speed\u2014as opposed to devastation\u2014so topping the list is the infamous pre-dawn crash of a Ferrari Enzo on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, with an ESC (estimated speed of crash) of 196mph(!) that\u2019s billed as \u201cthe world\u2019s highest known crash speed on open roads.\u201d As you will see, several other accidents generated much greater levels of destruction at somewhat lower speeds, so there are no doubt lessons lurking there for everyone to learn. Just be happy they don\u2019t have your car.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_765435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-765435\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/HD200902-p2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-765435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/HD200902-p2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/HD200902-p2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/HD200902-p2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/HD200902-p2-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/HD200902-p2-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/HD200902-p2-770x501.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/HD200902-p2-293x190.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-765435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ferrari 360 Modena attacks pole in Australia and loses. Driver and passenger escape unharmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wreckedexotics.com\">www.wreckedexotics.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given this issue\u2019s focus on safety equipment, and knowing that most of our readers possess at least an appreciation for ultra-sophisticated exotic cars, we thought it appropriate to bring you up to speed (as it were) with this site offering photos with cautionary captions of various exotic cars that have met nefarious ends in the hands of unwitting drivers who managed to exceed the laws of physics while at the helm. Some of those drivers survived, and some did not. 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