Man’s $500k supercar impounded after just 10 minutes of ownership

An eager driver couldn’t resist playing with his new toy after picking it up from the dealership. But it didn’t take long for it to be snatched away.

McLaren 600LT impounded. Source: West Vancouver Police.

A man’s thrill ride in his brand new supercar has been cut brutally short.

The Canadian had his McLaren 600LT — which costs about $500,000 in Australia — impounded just 10 minutes after leaving the dealership.

According to local police the 39-year-old was nabbed doing 161km/h in a 90km/h zone.

The result of the excessive excitement: he had the car impounded for a week and was fined about $400.

The McLaren 600LT has a top speed of 328km/h.

The 600LT, one of the brand’s most track focused models, gets numerous weight-saving measures, with bigger brakes and aerodynamic features added over the regular Sport Series.

It is one of the most powerful cars on the road, given the ferocious 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 (441kW/620Nm).

The driver of this car, who had *just* picked it up from the dealership, was ticketed ($368) for going 161 km/h in a 90 km/h zone last Mon. The car was impounded for a week. This is a 2019 McLaren 600LT supercar. #smrt pic.twitter.com/P9AtjLY1U1

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With all that power sent to the rear wheels, the driver can lose control in a fraction of a second. The McLaren can sprint from 0-100km/h in just 2.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 328km/h.

The owner might have been lucky — he was caught before a serious accident could happen.

Last year in the US a driver destroyed his $$600,000 McLaren 720S after just one day of ownership.

The 600LT can hit 100km/h in just 2.9 seconds.

In this instance the driver walked away after losing control and slamming into a tree. Local police said that speed was the cause of the incident.

This is not the first time a car has proven too much for a wealthy owner. In 2011, eight Ferraris were written off in one accident in Japan — at the time it was considered one of the most costly accidents in the world, with the value of the wrecked vehicles reported at $4.5 million.

And just this past weekend an influencer’s $2m McLaren Senna caught fire at the Austrian Grand Prix.