Notorious 2019 McLaren Senna that dramatically went viral has a new owner who paid $326k for the wreck
- A YouTuber went viral for crashing his new McLaren Senna into a car dealership
- The car was a write-off but still went up for auction
- Someone paid an extraordinary amount for it
Published on Dec 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM (UTC+4)
by Andie Reeves
Last updated on Dec 13, 2024 at 4:53 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
The McLaren Senna that was involved in a notorious crash has been sold at an auction.
A well-known YouTuber wrote off his 2019 model on Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles while doing donuts.
The wreck has just found a new owner for a fraction of its original price, yet still fetched a significant amount.
Let’s see what condition the car is in.
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How to crash a hypercar
YouTuber Edmond “Mondi” Barseghian went viral for all the wrong reasons.
The car enthusiast was taking his $1.5 million McLaren Senna for a spin in Los Angeles.
He performed a donut, then crashed into a Lexus dealership while straightening out his car.
The car was traveling at 50mph, but the wheels were spinning at 100mph when he hopped the curb and crashed into the building.
He was lucky to make it out alive, attributing the crash to several factors, including new brakes and cold tires.
Mondi considered keeping the vehicle as a project but decided against it, as repairs would have taken at least two years, and the car would never have driven the same again.
A new owner for the busted McLaren Senna
This auction item was nothing like the 2019 McLaren Senna XP, which had a starting price of $1 million.
For starters, its front was completely concave.
Not a great start considering that buying a hypercar like the Senna famously causes headaches as it is.
Mondi’s insurance company paid him $1.3 million, and the car was said to have an actual cash value of the same amount.
It didn’t fetch that much at auction, selling for $326,500—more than the price of a 2024 Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica, which still had its front intact.
If the new owner can’t get it running again, they could always display it as the world’s most expensive decoration as one multimillionaire did.
Andie is a content writer from South Africa with a background in broadcasting and journalism. Starting her career in the glossy pages of Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire, Andie has a broad portfolio, covering everything from sustainability solutions to celebrity car collections. When not at her laptop Andie can be found sewing, recording her podcast, taking board games too seriously or road-tripping in her bright green Kia.
