Watch: French protesters destroy luxury cars over gas-tax woes

The "Yellow Vest" movement is very angry with the French president—and apparently Porsches and Benzes, too


The movement protesting new fuel taxes in France has caused billions of dollars in damages, but has also specifically destroyed several luxury cars.

The “Yellow Vest” movement – so named for its members’ uniforms, high-visibility jackets France requires be kept in every vehicle – is not too happy about President Emmanuel Macron raising taxes on diesel to encourage more people to buy more fuel-efficient cars.

A large proportion of vehicles in the country are diesel-powered, so the people of France are understandably upset.

The group is apparently targeting luxury cars in its protest, because Macron may be seen by some as an elite—the wealthy in France are not taxed in the same way lower socioeconomic classes are.

Yellow Vests were caught on camera flipping a white Porsche, torching a Mercedes-AMG GT and damaging police vehicles.

So if you’ve got a luxury vehicle and live in France, consider skipping the weekend trip to Paris.

On top of these protests, Parisians set a new record every year for the most cars destroyed on New Year’s Eve, and last year that number totalled 650.
