A £190,000 McLaren Artura supercar caught fire when a customer was taking it for a test drive.
The incident occurred just before 2.30pm on Sunday, October 15, on Pontefract Road in Stourton, Leeds, UK, around a mile away from the car dealership.
The wreckage of the manufacturer’s first electric automobile, which was recalled in the United States earlier this year due to a fire hazard.
According to reports, a showroom worker was with the customer in the car while out on the test drive but both people are unharmed.
The car was so fast, that it could run 0-186mph in just 12.8 seconds.
‘We received a report from the driver regarding a hybrid McLaren that went up in flames during its test drive in Leeds, on the roundabout near the M1 at junction 44,’ said a representative for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
‘We sent crews from Hunslet, which arrived on the scene at 14:35. We also sent a Hazardous Material Officer to dispose of the electrical battery. The fire was put out at 15:02 with no report of injury.’
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
🇬🇧 £190,000 McLaren plug-in hybrid bursts into flames on test drive🔥 pic.twitter.com/jeGzQEw33J
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