You don't have to be a gearhead to know that floodwaters can ruin cars. At the very least, it can cause rust to prevent doors from opening and closing properly; at most, it can utterly destroy the engine. While this knowledge helps to explain why a good samaritan would go out of his way to help a complete stranger protect his rare RX-7 from floodwaters, it falls short of explaining a recent incident captured on camera of a Lamborghini driving straight into high waters on a flooded street.
Lamborghini Huracan Goes For A Swim In South Florida
It's officially hurricane season in Florida, and as Tropical Storm Eta nears, flash flooding engulfs the region. Of course, this greatly impacts roads and can, as in this case, grind vehicles to a halt. As the video shows, two sedans and their drivers – respectful of mother nature – remained frozen in place, which just happened to be in the middle of the street, impeding the path of a yellow Lamborghini Huracan coming up from behind. Not one to wait behind the sedans or let a "little" flooding prevent whatever urgent appointment awaited, the supercar driver overtook the two sedans and plowed ahead, only to discover the danger the two other cars had been too cautious to cross – high floodwaters.
Once the Huracan overtook the sedans and accelerated, a wave enveloped its entire front and roof, pouring water down off the rear. Possessing a mid-engined layout, the Huracan probably fared better than those sedans would have had they blazed their own trails, but those don't exactly look like $300,000 supercars either, so what's at stake here is different.
The Price Paid For Submerging A Supercar
The Florida coastline offers the perfect setting for supercar owners to inhabit for most of the year, except for during hurricane season. While the engine (one can hope) in this particular Huracan might go through the incident unscathed, there's no guarantee the electronics will. Water damage can cost a pretty penny to fix or, in the case of one Huracan owner who only had his for three days, completely destroy it – granted, that one remained submerged while parked in a garage, while this latest one went for a quick wash. Hopefully this particular driver can elude such a costly repair bill.
Sources: WSVN 7 Miami News, Twitter @WFOJoe