Porsche’s Carrera GT supercar may be 20 years old, but that didn’t stop the V10-powered flagship from being recalled globally last year.
The Carrera GT – a bespoke supercar born out of a canned Le Mans prototype – was hit with a stop-drive recall in April 2023, due to a fault which could cause its chassis control arm mounts to corrode and eventually fail.
With no spare parts in stock to fix the fault, owners across the world were told to park their million-dollar supercars and wait for Porsche to make and distribute the required components.
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However, The Autopian reports Porsche is one step closer to getting its customers’ Carrera GTs back on the road, and they’ll get more than just the new parts required by the recall.
According to a US service document shared with the publication, the suspension components will be replaced per the recall, while owners are “entitled to up to US$3240 (A$4685) of complimentary maintenance to bring the vehicle to roadworthiness after not being driven”.
This complimentary maintenance is understood to focus on checking and replacing fluids, rubber parts and other components which can deteriorate when a vehicle isn’t driven.
Automotive YouTuber Doug DeMuro, who owns a Carrera GT, claimed on his channel that the cost of the replacement suspension parts alone is said to be US$109,000 (A$157,640), which Porsche is footing the bill for.
In addition to this, Porsche is reportedly fitting a new set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 N-Spec (Porsche specific) tyres to each recalled example of the Carrera GT.
It’s not reported why this change has been made, however the Porsche Carrera GT gained a reputation for being hard to control on its original factory-specification rubber.
The carmaker also received bad – but ultimately misplaced – publicity following the death of actor Paul Walker in 2013, who died as a passenger in his Porsche Carrera GT alongside friend and driver, Roger Rodas.
Excessive speed and the car’s nine-year-old tyres were found to be the primary factors behind the fatal crash, rather than the type of tyres themselves.
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