why is that?
The majority of these new super/hyper cars use use carbon fiber sections for constructing the majority of the cars, and industrial strength adhesives instead of bolts and nuts to bond the sections together. I can't speak on the flame retardant-ness of carbon fiber, but a few years ago Ferrari had a major recall on the 458's due to a "thermal" problem.
Ferrari said its engineers had flown around the world to investigate five reports of "thermal incidents".
As a result, it will be asking the owners of more than 1,200 of the supercars to bring them in for modification work.
The 458 Italia typically costs about £170,000 ($260,000).
There were reported incidents in California, Paris, Switzerland, China and one other unnamed location.
Ferrari said the problem had been traced to adhesive used in the wheel-arch assemblies.
In certain circumstances, the glue can begin to overheat, smoke and even catch fire, a spokesman told BBC News.
In extreme cases, the melting of the adhesive can lead the heat shield - the liner which protects the engine - to deform and move closer to the exhaust, causing the lining to catch fire.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11156782
The sad part is that these flaming car wrecks are continuing to happen. If you want proof, just navigate to google and punch in "[insert your favorite super car] on fire" and just look at how many picture results you get.
One last thing...the guy driving the Carreras GT was a professional racer too.
