Ferrari reportedly investigating 458 Italia fire risk [w/video]
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Ferrari 458 Italia - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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That <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/458+italia">Ferrari 458 Italia</a>... it's so hot right now. Nobody but the sickest of pyromaniacs wants to see <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ferrari">Ferrari's</a> exquisite new 458 Italia go down in flames (if that's you, you'll want to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/25/ferrari-reportedly-investigating-458-italia-fire-risk-w-video/#continued">click on past the break</a>...). Sadly, though, the case of Ferraris on <span class="ssens"><span class="vi"><em>flamb&eacu te;</em> is spreading like.. ahem, wildfire. So problematic is the issue that the Italian automaker itself is now investigating the cause of the conflagrations.<br />
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According to various reports, there have been at least three separate instances where Ferrari 458 Italias have burst into flames without being involved in an accident. At this time, Ferrari is assuming that these three cases are unrelated, and it's not willing at this time to rule out driver error.<br />
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Interestingly enough, though, at least one of these flame-broiled Ferraris caught ablaze in transport to London in a Heathrow warehouse, meaning it was not being driven at the time of the fire. Here's hoping that Ferrari's investigation doesn't turn up any major design flaws. In the meantime, perhaps 458 owners should keep an extinguisher handy... just in case.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/">Ferrari 458 Italia</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/#2346316"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/458_italia_02_thumbnail.j pg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/#2346320"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/090048car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/#2346313"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/090050car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/#2346312"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/090051car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/#2346321"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/090049car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305396/TEN-Ferraris-latest-model-crashed-gutted-3-months.html">Daily Mail</a>]<br />
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