They paid millions for a Porsche, but the ship that was carrying them sank: how will the brand compensate them?

Four Brazilian customers were happy to see their Porsche 911 GT2 RS arrive, one of the most spectacular cars in the world, but a fire on the ship on which they were traveling changed the plans: "Your vehicle can not be delivered", says the letter they received from the German brand.

Each car had cost them about 22 million pesos (The equivalent of the reals who invested in this acquisition), but on March 12, all its money ends up sinking into the sea. The Italian freighter Grande America caught fire in front of La Rochelle, on the French coast. He had left Hamburg for Marakech.

Worse, production of the 911 GT2 RS ended in February. In other words, the burning car does not continue to manufacture units. What did Porsche do? He promised that he would do it exclusively for them.

"Under normal conditions, however, it would not be possible to replace your vehicle because of the nature of the situation and the fact that it is considered a very valuable customer for the brand., Porsche decided to resume production of this model in its factory and produce your vehicle in April. We estimate that the delivery of the new vehicle will take place in June 2019, "said the same letter.

Fortunately, beyond the material losses, the 26 crew members and one pbadenger (the only one traveling to this place) they were saved without physical damage. Yes, 45 containers containing dangerous substances and leaving two large oil stains fell to the water.

The sunken ship too moved another 300 containers with two thousand luxury cars. Among them, several models Audi (A3, A5 Coupé and Sportback, Q7, RS4 and RS5), BMW, Volvo and other Porsche (Cayenne, 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman).

The most painful loss, however, was that of the four 911 GT2 RS that Porsche will come back to do. They have a boxer motor of 3.8 biturbo of 700 HP and a rear traction with which accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in just 2.8 seconds and they reach 340 km / h.