This is the moment an Audi R8 driver had a lucky escape after clipping another car along a dual carriageway – before twice careering into a central reservation.
The high-speed encounter in west London has been captured on camera and shared online, with viewers condemning the Audi motorist for their actions.
A piece of the car’s bumper is seen flying off following the first smash, which came as the Audi swerved from a left-hand lane to the right – in front of another vehicle.
The footage, which has been posted on X, formerly Twitter, then shows the £150,000 supercar then twice bumping into the central reservation.
The eye-catching driving involving the silver Audi came along the Hayes Bypass in Southall.
The 33-second clip, which has been viewed almost 900,000 times, ends with the Audi driver taking a slip road off the dual carriageway and pulling over after managing to regain control of the car.
Audi R8 models, which were manufactured between 2006 and the end of last year, https://luck8.design can reach speeds of up to 205mph and travel from 0-60mph in just 3.2 seconds.
Viewers have expressed their shock at their footage, in which the Audi driver managed to avoid ploughing into other vehicles.
An Audi R8 driver was captured on camera undertaking another motorist on a stretch of dual carriageway in Southwall, west London
The £150,000 supercar veered into a right-hand lane on the Hayes Bypass
A piece of the Audi’s bumper was seen flying into the air after the car clipped the vehicle left behind it – before twice colliding with the central reservation
The Audi R8 was seen crashing into the reservation for a second time before heading onwards
Comments posted in response include ‘He was lucky’, ‘Idiot’ and ‘For f***’s sake’.
Others offered remarks such as ‘Why are Audi drivers very reckless?’ and ‘He did recover reasonably well, but that was horrendous driving’.
Another X user joked: ‘I am just amazed that an Audi driver has used his indicators.’
There was also a backlash against someone who criticised the driver behind the Audi, asking: ‘Would the clip have happened if the driver was in the inside lane instead of outside for no reason?’
Replies included ‘You don’t just crash into people because they’re in the wrong lane’, ‘There is always one idiot’ and ‘At that speed? Yes’.
Another commenter said: ‘No, it wouldn’t have happened if the Audi driver hadn’t been driving so lethally and crashing into things.
‘Also you don’t know what was on the road outside the camera view. Get the bus, eh?’
Famous owners of Audi R8s in the past have included include Prince William, as well as football stars David Beckham, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.