Car salesman goes for a ‘drive’ with rare Ferrari and destroys car in Germany

Summary
A dealership salesman destroyed a Ferrari valued at R$15 million when it reached high speed in Stuttgart, Germany. The F40 model stopped being produced in the 1990s. The seller, however, is doing well.

When one car salesman had the “brilliant” idea of ​​taking a Ferrari for a spin, perhaps he didn’t imagine he would go through a “nightmare”. When coming out with the rare F40 model, produced until the 1990s, the man ended up crashing his car to the point of destroying it. The case took place last Sunday, 21st, in Germany, and drew attention for having resulted in a ‘total loss’ of the Ferrari, valued at R$ 15 million.

According to the local press, the incident was recorded on a road near the city of Stuttgart. The man was a salesman at a dealership and was speeding when he collided with a tunnel.

The crash was so strong that, according to reports, the hood was ripped off, and several pieces of debris were scattered around the scene.

A German police spokesman said it was not possible to determine the cause of the accident. “It is currently unknown whether this occurred due to a technical defect or excessive speed,” authorities said. Despite the strong impact, the driver is fine.

The super sports car was for sale in the store where the driver worked. The Ferrari F40 was created in 1987 and is considered a rare model for motorsport lovers. At the time it was launched, the vehicle was advertised as the first to exceed a maximum speed of 320km/h.

The F40 stopped production more than 30 years ago, in 1992. Ferrari’s older model has a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine that produces 471 hp and 426 lb-ft of torque. The vehicle’s maximum speed is 324 km/h, going from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.1 seconds. In Brazil, an F40 is valued at almost R$15 million.

It is not known how fast the dealership salesman was traveling at the time of the accident. After the raid, the announcement of the sale of the F40, of course, was taken down by the sales website.

Source: Redação Terra