Porsche Is Restarting 911 GT2 RS Production To Build Just Four Cars

After a fire on board a cargo ship saw four GT2 RSs sink to the bottom of the Atlantic, Porsche has taken the remarkable step of setting the production line up again
Porsche Is Restarting 911 GT2 RS Production To Build Just Four Cars

Porsche is taking amazing steps to restart the GT2 RS production line for just four cars, following a cargo ship fire that saw a quartet of the flagship 911s sent to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Production of the 691bhp Stuttgart sledgehammer ended in February, since when the specific tooling involved in making it has been removed. It’s now being replaced ready for a new, ultra-short build run in April.

The Grimaldi Lines Grande America, which sank while carrying the four GT2 RSs
The Grimaldi Lines Grande America, which sank while carrying the four GT2…

Just over a week ago, Davy Jones’ locker claimed the final four GT2 RSs being sent to Brazil. They sank with the Grimaldi Lines ship Grande America some 140 nautical miles off the coast of France and now lie about 15,000ft below the waves, making them about as salvageable as Chris Evans’ Top Gear career.

The four copycat cars will be built in the exact original specs and trim combinations chosen by their buyers in South America’s largest country, also staying faithful to that build order – although, like their identical twins now lost to the world, they’ll probably still end up on the same boat. It’s not known whether these four cars will have the same serial numbers as the deceased cars, or new ones.

Porsche Is Restarting 911 GT2 RS Production To Build Just Four Cars

When we contacted Porsche GB for a statement, all the company could tell us came from the contents of a statement released by Porsche Brazil, which reads as follows:

“Porsche Brazil confirms that 37 of its new cars, in route from Hamburg, Germany to Santos, Brazil, were aboard the vessel Grande America that suffered a maritime incident near the coast of Brest, France, on March 12, 2019.

“Among the fleet were four 911 GT2 RS units. In a special decision and to uphold its commitment to its valued Brazilian customers, Porsche has ensured that those units will be reproduced in the order in which they were originally confirmed.”

Porsche Is Restarting 911 GT2 RS Production To Build Just Four Cars

The other 33 Porsches were of ‘more ordinary’ breeds and can be replaced as a matter of routine via normal production schedules. Also aboard the stricken Grande America were 10 tonnes of hydrochloric acid and 70 tonnes of sulphuric acid, plus around 2000 cars.

The four replacement GT2 RSs should get to their new owners in June, says Porsche. May their doppelgangers rest in peace.

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Anonymous

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03/20/2019 - 10:32 |
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Anonymous

Me, an intellectual, living right on the Atlantic coast

03/20/2019 - 10:51 |
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Robert Gracie

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Um….your gonna need something more than that, may I suggest Mir 1 and Mir 2 and some heavy lift gear?

03/20/2019 - 12:53 |
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☆★THEBOOSTEDBRIT★☆

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Lol Octonauts style

03/21/2019 - 18:11 |
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Elliot.J99

They belong to James Cameron now

03/20/2019 - 11:06 |
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Robert Gracie

Get David Mearns and Jim Cameron on the phone its time that someone went down and got those cars up and recovered them!

03/20/2019 - 11:15 |
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Niko Ala-Rämi 🇫🇮

🎵Every night in my dreams I see you…

03/20/2019 - 11:16 |
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Skyy

Why not one for JP? :(

03/20/2019 - 12:49 |
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Anonymous

Rest in peace to 4 of brand new gt2 RSes that are sitting in the bottom of the ocean

03/20/2019 - 12:57 |
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Anonymous

well , if your gonna trust a bunch of clowns to deliver them………

03/20/2019 - 14:52 |
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DL🏁

When normal people cried: titanic
When car guys cried:

03/20/2019 - 17:24 |
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LEitner

Now that is customer service 😂
The amount of tooling they will have had to refurbish for 4 cars must be insane

03/20/2019 - 17:32 |
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