The Deadliest Cars Ever Made

When you pay £170,000 for a car, you have a number of expectations. One, it should look like something you spent £170,000 on. Two, it should mostly not ever burst into flames.

Those are fairly minor expectations, aren't they? Because imagine the technology, engineering, and craftsmanship that goes into building an expensive car — it can't all just be about power, acceleration, and "Hey look at me, ladies, I'm driving a £170,000 car!" Can it?

Well, according to the Guardian, in 2010 Ferrari recalled the 458 Italia because like a few others before it, it had a bad habit of bursting into flames. The trouble began in Paris — because where else — when an Italia caught fire and had to be put out by a good Samaritan with a fire extinguisher. Then one caught fire in the Swiss Alps, and another one in China, and another in the U.S. When engineers looked into the problem, they discovered they'd used a flammable adhesive in the wheel arch. Doh!

That's also not the only problem with the Italia — evidently, they are also prone to being driven by idiots. A website called Wrecked Exotics reported six Italia crashes in 90 days, which would be astonishing for any car, but it's pretty stunning when you consider how few of these things are actually on the road. It's a good thing that people who can afford a £170,000 car can also afford awesome insurance.