Burning Ferraris

Most fires are because of fuel leaks, still not sure what the issues are around the 458, but older cars can have the same root cause as the mid engine cars. I think the bigger issue is that on the mid engine cars, less of the hoses are visible and are more exposed to heat in the engine compartment.

Not a design flaw per se, just one more reason to inspect and replace as needed.

 

I'm not sure I'm buying the "its a mid-engine thing" arguement.

911 are tightly packed... many fewer fires %-age wise.
Have ANY Veyrons burned?
Lotus...

Lambo's burn but doesn't seem to occur as often.

 

How many of those use rubber and/or cloth lined fuel hoses?

 

Fuel line failure/rot was the cause of my Diablo catching fire. When the major was done (by a Lambo dealer) the old fuel line was not replaced.
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I have a feeling that the front-engined cars don't suffer the same fire issues that mid-rear engined cars do due to the fact that the engine and the fuel tanks aren't co-located. It would be logical that if there's a fire, when the fuel tank is located nearer to the fire, it's more likely to ignite. Even the Porsche's tank is located separately in the front end.

But, anything with combustible fuel has the potential to burn. Too many factors come into play.

CW

 

Is there a thread on that? If not I would like to hear how it ended up for you in that.

 

There is a thread about it in the Mid Atlantic section somewhere, it happened the day before the 2nd Reston Spring Thaw a few years back. To make a long story short and not hijack the thread, after a 2 month investigation by my insurance company they paid 100% value for the car. Their inspector with the help of George Evans (Evans Automotive in Ohio) determined that it was a fuel line failure or dry rot.