Imagine splashing out £300,000 on a new car which bursts into flames because you rev it too hard

London
London
Knightsbridge
And Finally
Tuesday 4 November 2014 at 5:56pm

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Imagine splashing out £300,000 on a new car. You'd be pretty keen not to get it dirty or scratch it. So imagine revving it a bit too hard and watching your prized motor burst into flames right before your eyes.

That's what happened to one exceptionally unlucky motorist as he showed off his Lamborghini Aventador in Sloane Street in Knightsbridge close to Harrods and Harvey Nichols.

After flames started shooting out the exhaust he tried to blow them out and extinguish them with a rag. But that didn't work. So he drove off and the flames got even bigger.

Pictures from YouTube/David Attenbrah