Porsche recalls €650k 918 Spyders
The issue was detected as part of regular quality checks, Porsche said. “There were 46 cars affected. All customers were contacted individually by their responsible sales organisation.”
The move was completed in July and no accidents or injuries were reported related to the problem.
Production of the €650,000 plug-in hybrid will be limited to 918 vehicles to underscore the exclusivity of the car and the brand.
The first models were delivered in March and Porsche Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller said in June that he expects the 918 to be sold out by the end of the year.
“We won’t sell a single additional model,” Mueller said. “That would be unfair.”
The 918 Spyder (right), unveiled a year ago at the International Auto Show in Frankfurt, can reach 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds and gets 67 miles per gallon. That tops the 51 mpg of the basic Prius hybrid from Toyota Motor Corp.
Porsche has predicted that it will deliver more than 200,000 vehicles in 2015 on demand for the Macan compact sport-utility vehicle released this year. Deliveries rose 15% to a record 162,145 in 2013 as sales of Boxster and Cayman models more than doubled.
