Many many years ago, I worked with a chap, who drove a Lotus 7, I believe now called a Caterham 7. Said car had a Ford engine with a Turbo? more probably a supercharger. He was in traffic in Bayswater, higher side of Hyde Park and decided to beat the traffic to the next lights. Oh dear, very expensive as he must have pushed the revs too high and was left sitting in heavy traffic having deposited what was originally an engine all along the road.
Yes, I know things have moved on but there will always be someone trying to push the envelope.