---
title: "World’s First McLaren Senna Crash Comes On The Day It Was Delivered"
description: "Yes, it's the world's first crash of the limited-edition, million-dollar McLaren Senna, and even this relatively minor impact will incur a major repair bill."
date: "2018-10-24"
modified: "2018-10-24"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24425/worlds-first-mclaren-senna-crash-comes-on-the-day-it-was-delivered"
categories:
  - "McLaren News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "British cars"
  - "Car Crash"
  - "Coupe"
  - "Germany"
  - "Hypercars"
  - "mclaren"
  - "Mclaren Senna"
  - "Senna"
  - "Supercar"
---

# World’s First McLaren Senna Crash Comes On The Day It Was Delivered

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Prepare to pay respects, because one rare British hypercar just hopped a curb and smacked its expensive nose against a wall in Germany mere hours after it was delivered. Yes, it's the world's first crash of the limited-edition, million-dollar McLaren Senna, and even this relatively minor impact will incur a major repair bill.

According to a report from [*GTspirit*](<https://gtspirit.com/2018/10/24/mclaren-senna-crashes-munich-shortly-delivery/>), this dark blue [McLaren Senna](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/22459/first-customer-mclaren-senna-takes-870-mile-road-trip-right-after-delivery>) was delivered to its owner this past Saturday by McLaren Munich. The car didn't get far before disaster struck in the nearby suburb of Grünwald.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpRtKkxnZjs

The Senna reportedly had less than 62 miles on the odometer at the time of the crash. The 43-year-old businessman at the wheel called the dealership shortly after the incident, and employees arrived "within minutes" to retrieve the damaged hypercar. The McLaren is expected to pull through; that being said, we can't imagine this whole mishap will be gentle on owner's bank account given the car's [seven-digit price tag.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/22221/in-manhattan-michael-fux-becomes-the-worlds-first-satisfied-mclaren-senna-customer>)

The cause of the crash is unclear but looking at the tire marks left in the pavement, it likely had something to do with [the *Forza* cover car's](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23863/watch-a-mclaren-senna-race-dirt-bikes-up-the-goodwood-hill-climb>) 789 horsepower going exclusively to the rear wheels. Something tells us this would not have happened if the owner were driving a Golf.

Powered by a 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V8, the McLaren Senna gets from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds and is the latest member of McLaren's top-shelf Ultimate Series. Only 500 will ever be available... well, 499 if you only count ones that haven't been crashed yet.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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