The Nissan GT-R is so hot that one suffered of spontaneous combustion.
Report: Nissan GT-R goes up in flames while parked in locked showroom — Autoblog
Car locked inside Nissan showroom catches fire | Gainesville.com
A Gainesville, Florida Nissan dealership received a most unpleasant surprise Monday morning as the dealer's showroom floor became engulfed in smoke, with some flames centered in one very unfortunate area. Now we're guessing here, but we would think that if the dealer could save any one vehicle from the fire, they'd pick the nearly $90,000 silver GT-R. Too bad they apparently didn't have time to make the decision.
The Gainesville Sun reports that the GT-R was engulfed in flames when police and fire arrived at the dealership a little while after it closed, burning up much of the vehicle's exterior. The last person to exit the building was the security guard, who did a quick check of the showroom and locked up. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they had to bust down a door to enter the building, and when they got inside, the GT-R was being served flambé-style.
Firefighters don't know exactly how or why the GT-R burst into flames. Reports suggest that there was a light that dropped to the ground, and that light could have started the fire, or it could have dropped as a result of the fire.
Report: Nissan GT-R goes up in flames while parked in locked showroom — Autoblog
Jim Ahlquist, a sales manager at Gainesville Nissan, checks out fire damage to a 2010 Nissan GT-R
A 2010 GT-R sports car, valued at close to $90,000, burned inside a locked showroom at a Gainesville car dealership late Sunday, police and firefighters reported.
One possibility behind the blaze, which was discovered shortly after a guard completed rounds to make sure the Gainesville Nissan dealership was secure, was a fallen light, firefighters confirmed. But the specific cause and origin of the fire remained under investigation Monday afternoon, said fire rescue spokeswoman Carol Davis.
Gainesville police said the fire was reported around 10 p.m. at the dealership at 3915 N. Main St.
The first officers at the scene found the car fully engulfed in flames, according to police. Glass doors were broken to give firefighters access to the car.
The car was a Super Silver GT-R Nissan, Davis said.
"They did have a security guard there, but he wasn't able to get into the building," Davis said. "When the fire department and police got there, they had to break the doors to get in."
Stacy Calhoun, the dealership's parts and services director, said firefighters weren't sure how the fire started or if it started in the car.
An arson investigator was at the scene early Monday searching for clues into the cause of the fire.
"It's unusual for a car to catch fire in a closed building," Davis said.
No other parts of the business were damaged by the fire or efforts to enter the building except for the car and the building's doors, Davis said.
The dealership has one other GT-R in the showroom, Calhoun said.
Calhoun also said that the guard at the dealership had just performed rounds and made sure the building was secure before the fire was discovered.
Car locked inside Nissan showroom catches fire | Gainesville.com
