A report has emerged via ABC News in Australia of a driver in an orange McLaren MA3 coupe being clocked at 93mph above the speed limit, a vast excess. With the driver going so fast, the police may end up selling the supercar after impounding it.
ABC News reported that the 21-year-old man was reported driving at 160mph before he was pulled over while driving at 93 mph over the limit in Western Australia’s South West. The driver was caught exceeding the 69mph speed limit along Forrest Highway near Noble Street in Binningup.
The incident has come amid a police crackdown on reckless driving, and from July 1st 2026 to September 30th 2026, the Australian police force seized 3,075 vehicles caught speeding. That is a huge number of vehicles, many of which could also be sold off.
A speed camera had caught the driver of the orange McLaren exceeding the posted speed limit on the highway. Not only were police able to identify the driver of the supercar, but they also seized several items from his property.
The McLaren Supercar Was Impounded
An investigation enabled authorities to identify the driver of the supercar. His home in Shenton Park, Perth, was searched under a warrant. Upon reaching his home, police seized several items from his property before charging the driver of the car. They were also able to seize the McLaren, but it was returned to the owner 28 days after impoundment.
However, that isn’t the end of the matter. The police now have to decide what to do with the car following the court-imposed punishment. One option is to permanently confiscate the car from its owner. One of the more extreme possibilities is to have the McLaren destroyed, while a third option is to sell the car. With a price tag between $255,000 and $400,000 in Australian dollars, it’s not a cheap machine.
If the supercar were sold off, the proceeds would be put towards road safety initiatives. Australian police are cracking down on speeding offenses, and this incident caused considerable alarm. WA Police Commander Mike Peters told ABC News that “At 259km/h, there is no margin for error. A momentary lapse in concentration, a vehicle entering the roadway, or an unexpected hazard would have catastrophic consequences.”
The speeds that he reached were described as “mind-blowing” by Peters.
Australia Is Cracking Down on Speed Limit Offenses
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Australia is making a concerted effort to crack down on speeding offenses at the moment. In addition to seizing over 3,000 vehicles, 553 people were charged with reckless driving offenses between July and September 2026. Commander Peters said that it worked out to roughly 55 cars seized every day by his officers.
He also confirmed that there had been a steady increase in the number of cars impounded over the last three years. “We just will not tolerate excessive, crazy, breakneck speeds that we’ve seen lately,” he said. One of those charges involved a 26-year-old from Waikiki, who reached 122 mph, 50 mph over the speed limit, on Ennis Avenue in Port Kennedy in Perth’s south.
Meanwhile, the driver of the orange McLaren is to face Bunbury Magistrates Court on October 15.