Man saved for 10 years to buy Ferrari. It burnt to ashes one hour after delivery

A Japanese man has been left heartbroken after his brand new Ferrari burnt to a crisp an hour after delivery.

Updated on: Apr 22, 2025, 15:34:47 IST

By Sanya Jain

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A Japanese man has been left heartbroken after his brand new Ferrari burnt to a crisp an hour after delivery. According to The Sun, the owner of the Ferrari 458 Spider – a 33-year-old music producer named Honkon – had spent a decade saving up to buy the luxury car. Unfortunately, he got to enjoy it for only a few minutes before its engine caught fire.

A Ferrari supercar burnt down in Japan an hour after delivery (X/@GC5R5OGIKgV0yvz)

In a post shared on the social media platform X, the owner said his vehicle burnt down an hour after delivery. “I think I'm the only person in Japan experiencing this kind of trouble,” he rued.

The Ferrari 458 Spider costs around 43 million yen in Japan ( ₹2.6 crore approximately).

Here’s what happened

Honkon had been driving the car in Tokyo when he noticed smoke coming out of the vehicle. It is believed that the supercar’s engine caught fire shortly after delivery. There were no reports of a crash leading to the fire.

Noticing the smoke, Honkon stopped the Ferrari and got out. However, he could not save the car, reported Yahoo Japan. It burnt to ashes within 20 minutes on Shuto Expressway, even as other cars driving by slowed down to watch in horror. The incident took place in Tokyo’s Minato area.

Luckily, the owner did not sustain any injuries, although he was left shaken up.

“I was really scared that it would explode,” he was quoted as saying by The Sun. Nobody else was injured in the incident either.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into the incident.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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