Porsche 911 prototype catches fire

What??

Talk about burning rubber!!

By dastardly01 on 10 July, 2011, 3:42pm

fire

Maybe as soon as they called it "all new" it's trousers caught fire.

By chickenfeed on 10 July, 2011, 8:14pm

What?? 2

Not a good advert for Porsche though is it?

By dastardly01 on 11 July, 2011, 10:54am

Oil Leak special 911 just like all the others ~! !!

No Surprise there probably oil leak related Porsche are so overrated they leak oil like sieves.

If not engine oil it’ll be overheated fuel issue.

Had a couple and all I can say is they make Alfa Romeo look goo in the quality and build department shockingly poor in many areas.

997 smoke issue on start up being just the latest nonsense from poor Porsche quality control.

By the2beard on 12 July, 2011, 8:43am

Shame

If Porsche put any model on the stand at any show, no one would be any wiser. Same old, same old.

By Richardcr on 12 July, 2011, 11:09am

It's probably got the VW MQB platform from the Golf....

Of course, you'll have to reference this one back to the 'new' Fiesta SUV article and the 'new' Golf Mk V11 articles LOL. Bit of a slow news day, today, is it Autocar?

By dillinghamp on 12 July, 2011, 1:01pm

Not a good advert for Porsche? its not an advert you plum. Its an article read by a tiny fraction of motorists. Its a test car. Porsche have an impeccable reputation for reliability and engineering.

By nickeroo on 13 July, 2011, 12:52am

nickeroo dont know about reputation for reliability with Porsche, thats a new one. I guess your either Porsche fanboy or employee or one of those numpties that think German cars are still the most reliable in the world.
I understand what the posters meant by a bad advert for Porsche, as this does not just stop at Auto Express, it goes around in the media, car forums, email forwards, social networking sites, and in the worst case tv programs like Top Gear.

By hotredman on 14 July, 2011, 3:19am

mmmm.

not much German efficiency being displayed here is there??!!

By cousins11 on 14 July, 2011, 11:11am

very efficient.....

burnt to a crisp in 15 minutes...... thats good going!!!...should have thrown a few Cayenne on to keep it stoked.....lol

By wmtmarine on 14 July, 2011, 1:06pm

Fast cars burn fast

Perhaps Auto Express should do a comparison of the fastest burning ultra luxury ultra performance cars. (just kidding)

My 911 has 57000 mile on it and it doesn't leak or burn even a drop of oil or any other fluids. Unlike my Acura, it's easy to maintain in my own garage.

By alpine_al on 18 July, 2011, 9:42pm

Seven-Speed Manual...

I hope that is just a misprint! I can't imagine changing gear from 1 to 7 manually, my six speeder is ample enough. Especially with the ratios and how slickly it shifts!

By fasterdriver on 15 November, 2011, 12:00pm