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Environmentally Irresponsible, or a Rich Man’s Choice?

July 31, 2008 12:29 PM

By Stephen Webb, ABC News London

What has four wheels and travels 6,500 miles through the air to have its oil changed?

A superrich Arab’s Lamborghini Murciélago LP640.

Environmental groups are horrified at the news that an unnamed Arab put a $375,000 supercar on a scheduled flight from Qatar to London, got it serviced at a local dealer, and then sent it back.

The round-trip is thought to have cost around $40,000. Servicing the supercar, which is featured in the latest Batman movie, Dark Knight, costs around $7,000.

Using the calculator on the Carbon Neutral Company’s Web site, ABC News worked out a rough estimate of 24 tons of CO2 for the trip. The carbon footprint for the average American in one year is 9.5 tons of CO2.

A member of Plane Stupid, a British anti-flying group, told The Sun newspaper: “This horrifies me.” The group said the super-wealthy were damaging the planet, while poor people are told not to fly for their vacations.

David Price, of Lamborghini Club U.K., told The Sun: “If an owner wants to service his car in that way, it is his choice.”

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