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Moment £190,000 McLaren bursts into flames during test drive when taken out for a spin in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The motor - which can race to 60 mph in 2.6 seconds and on to top speed of 205 mph - was around mile away from McLaren Leeds dealership.

The McLaren Artura went up in flames in Pontefract Road, Stourton, in LeedsThis is the moment a £190,000 McLaren plug-in hybrid sports car burst into flames during a test drive.

The £190,000 McLaren Artura - the supercar manufacturer's first electrified car - was engulfed while being taken out for a spin in Leeds READ MORE: Family 'lose everything' after their electric car catches fire and sets their house ablaze while three children were sleeping in their beds Advertisement A spokesman from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: 'We received a call from the driver regarding a hybrid McLaren which went up in flames during its demo drive in Leeds, on the roundabout near the M1 at junction 44.

Some 164 Arturas, which feature a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 engine made in Britain, were recalled in December by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The remains of the supercar, which can race to 60mph in just 2.6 seconds and on to a top speed of 205mphThe cause of the blaze in Leeds, near to junction 44 of the M1, is not known.

 

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