Porsche halts 911 GT3 deliveries after five cars caught fire – report

by SpeedLux

Porsche has apparently stopped deliveries of the 911 GT3 after five cars caught fire in recent weeks.

When it comes to fires involving supercars, Ferrari definitely tops the list but now it seems Porsche is not going to be far away as it is having a similar problem with the 911 GT3. The latest incident occurred on the Wilerstrasse in Switzerland and the car was declared a total loss in the amount of 200,000 CHF.

The driver was on the A1 highway en route to St. Gallen when he heard some weird noises coming from the engine area. He decided to exit the highway and stopped the car on the Wilerstrasse and as he got out of the vehicle he noticed leaking oil and smoke coming from the back and shortly after that a fire ignited. The fire department arrived shortly and put out the flames but the car is beyond salvage.

Another similar incident occurred just last week with a brand new 911 GT3 (driven for only about 60 km) near Avellino in Italy. A source close to Porsche has stated that the company is aware of this issue and as a consequence they have halted deliveries of the 911 GT3 until they figure out what’s wrong.

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