A SUPERCAR graveyard discovered deep in a forest in China is littered with Bentleys, Porsches, and Aston Martins – all left abandoned.
What’s worse is that many of the exotic motors are seemingly brand new and have never been driven, much to the dismay of the visiting petrolheads filming for YouTube.
An iconic Corvette stood out with its striking red paintwork[/caption]
A dusty Porsche Panarema, with a top speed of 196 mph, once cost over £200,000[/caption]
A badly damaged Bentley Continental Flying Spur was another exotic motor found abandoned[/caption]
Popular channel China UNCUT, which focusses on China’s car culture, filmed the discovery for their thousands of subscribers back in 2021 – claiming the collection of vehicles had been seized by the police.
Joined by Ash, the pair meet at a forest at a location in Hangzhou, China, and first come across an iconic American muscle car.
A C7 Corvette, a sports car with 400 bhp, is seen parked up with its striking red finish stained by years of rainfall, while its bodywork is covered in leaves.
Next to the Corvette is a top-of-the range Porsche Panamera Turbo which can cost up to £230,000 – or $300,000.
The luxury four-door hatchback, which Porsche has produced since 2009, boasts a 4.0-litre V8 engine that, when roadworthy, can produce 620 bhp.
The current Turbo iteration can hit 0–60 mph in just 2.8 seconds, with a top speed of 196 mph.
Ash notes that the Panamera, which is left dusty and covered in leaves, has a sign on the windscreen that states it’s been confiscated by the police.
Further into the forest, the duo find an Audi R8 supercar from 2010 that’s become overun by plants and vegetation.
Ash said: “This thing has been sitting a while, hasn’t it? The paint’s coming off the tyres here and there’s plants growing in the wheels and up into the grill.”
Looking inside the car, the pair find “pure nastiness” after years of rain water has gathered inside from the exposed rear of the Audi’s impressive engine-bay, which has seen its V8 engine more-or-less left to the elements.
Deeper into the forest, the hosts find an Aston Martin Vantage S – something that’s described as a “real gem.”
The British sports car, which has existed in various guises since 2005, is found covered in vines with its historic badge ripped off from the front, while the car’s soft top is worn and ragged.
Ash added: “The disc brakes have just turned to pure rust – this must have been here for like five or six years.
“What a sad end.”
Near the Aston Martin is another British favourite; a Bentley Continental Flying Spur from 2005 that is ordinarily the height of power and luxury.
Sadly, this model has been left badly damaged, with the air suspension broken and dents found on the car’s sides and boot.
Ash speculates the police might’ve been attempting to break into the boot to find whatever was left inside.
The £200,000 set of wheels still looks brand new from the inside, with the steering wheel even boasting an old school locking system.
Little is known about why the cars were taken by the police, although the pair speculate it was a “white collar crime” – which could be anything from money laundering, corporate fraud, to intellectual property theft.
Car graveyards are surprisingly common, with dozens of YouTubers unearthing hidden and forgotten motors in unusual places.
Recently, an urban explorer stumbled across two rusting Austin Minis that were left to rot in a garden.
Long abandoned and left to the elements, the Minis have become little more than shadows of their former selves – although two car fanatics hope to restore them to their former glory.
Elsewhere, hundreds of classic motors were found dumped and left to rot in an underwater car graveyard.
The shells of cars including a Ford Escort, Ford Fiesta and Morris Minor were found metres underwater at the disused Powmill Quarry last month.
The area, just off the A977, is blocked off by large boulders to stop fly-tippers, with rumours swirling the dumped cars were stolen.
The Porsche had a sign in the windscreen stating it had been seized by cops[/caption]
The impressive Audi R8 had clearly been parked up for many years, with plants growing around it[/caption]
The supercar’s V8 engine has been left unused and unloved[/caption]
An Aston Martin Vantage was also discovered[/caption]
