Abby997

just saw the video on youtube, not sure the exact cause of it. Looks like it failed while on track.

H82BL8

oh no not again!
I think they were able to put out the fire quick enough that Porsche should be able to find the fault quickly.

Can we just call it a turn signal failure?

rockitman

I couldn't understand a lick, but got the gist.....not good. Hopefully a freak.

Nizer

really wish they would've raced this package before releasing it to the general public....

sgroer

I read that it had to do with a connecting rod bolt and should be resolved quickly. 😜

Alan C.

They fixed the bolt. This time it was the nut.

usctrojanGT3

Uh oh, Houston we have a problem....not looking good for everyone asking $100k over MSRP. Just another reason to wait to buy it used after all the gremlins get worked out. At least the engine in the GT4 has already been road tested.

ipse dixit

Engines fail.

These are mechanical parts.

The thing to take from all of this is that Porsche is replacing the engines. No questions asked (at least from appearances).

#BecauseNotCorvette

usctrojanGT3

I don't think they have a choice....it's called a WARRANTY...just saying. Hope this isn't the repeat of what happened with 2014 GT3s.

ipse dixit

You should go to talk to the C7 Z06 owners.

Just saying.

usctrojanGT3

Well the first mistake was them buying a POS car so bad on them. I wouldn't buy a vette even if it was for a $1. Like I said, let's just hope that this isn't the start of another engine recall for the RS. If not, those big premiums will evaporate very quickly.

ipse dixit

Engine failures or not, one thing many of us Porsche owners take for granted is the level of reliability and Porsche customer service vis-a-vis other marques.

While Porsche (and its corporate pencil-pushers) are by no accounts perfect, they are certainly better than most other car makers.

Can you imagine blowing out an engine rod at, say, Laguna Seca, and then have your auto manufacturer play dumb and say, "well, um, are you sure you know how to drive a car this fast?"

usctrojanGT3

Yeah that would suck big time, no doubt. There are reasons why I have Porsches and one of them is because they stand behind the product (for the most part). It would have been nice if the engine was race tested. The GT4 is the only instance where I have been an early adapter/beta tester but the engine in the GT4 has been in service for a while in the 991.

Macca

They say this is the second engine failure in track? I wonder if the second one was the White car that also got damage at the track. That car had burn marks around the same area. Just a thought. There can't be more than 4-500 units of GT3RS delivered worldwide now surely. I wonder if they will run a stop sale recall....

ipse dixit

Wonder what it could be this time.

They lowered the redline to 8800 to, ahem, supposedly mitigate issues that the GT3 had.