Supercars & Imports catching fire in India

gemballa · 29th April 2015, 20:25

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New defective cayenne turbo s burst into flames in bandra!!! Nobody hurt luckily and driver was able to get out of car

Sahil · 29th April 2015, 22:13

Damn!! This cayenne mishap happened last weekend. I saw the car being towed but only from the rear which looked intact, I didn't realise the front was in ashes!
Way too many Porsches catch fire. I hope Porsche India does its bit to make up to the customer.

speedy · 30th April 2015, 10:56

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Originally Posted by gemballa

New defective cayenne turbo s burst into flames in bandra!!! Nobody hurt luckily and driver was able to get out of car

I always thought this was a Turbo and not a Turbo S. Good to hear no one was hurt in the incident and now the owner can take matters up with Porsche India and Germany.

shortbread · 30th April 2015, 20:47

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Originally Posted by speedy

I always thought this was a Turbo and not a Turbo S. Good to hear no one was hurt in the incident and now the owner can take matters up with Porsche India and Germany.

Wonder how Porsche will respond, their turbo engines are fast gaining a reputation of being inflammable!

speedy · 2nd May 2015, 12:30

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Originally Posted by shortbread

Wonder how Porsche will respond, their turbo engines are fast gaining a reputation of being inflammable!

The owner is influential and has some very beautiful cars. I am guessing they would either compensate by giving a new car at the a price Porsche India buys it or give a heavy discount.

porsche rules · 3rd May 2015, 10:15

Porsche should do the right thing and give this customer a new car, free of cost. It was not his/her fault that the car went up in flames, it's a design issue.

gemballa · 11th May 2015, 02:38

So far Porsche is quiet on the issue.. They say they don't have a qualified technician to diagnose what happen let alone what remedial action they wish to take

akshay4587 · 11th May 2015, 22:34

Just saw this on a friends fb wall, another porsche on fire ?; happened in NCR i guess

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//M · 12th May 2015, 02:06

More pics of the Porsche that caught fire recently; a Cayenne Turbo from a famous Pune garage. The incident happened in Mumbai couple of weeks back as per the news article.

Source: Cayenne Turbo Catches Fire

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The incident took place around 5.40 am on April 26, when Poonawalla’s driver was returning home after dropping his guests off at Taj Lands End, Bandra. When the vehicle was on Hill Road in Bandra, the driver noticed smoke under the hood. Without wasting another second, he jumped out of the vehicle. In no time the vehicle was engulfed in flames. By the time fire brigade could arrive, there was very little left of the car worth Rs 2 crore.

cityvic · 12th May 2015, 06:35

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Originally Posted by //M

Another Porsche caught fire recently, this time a Cayenne Turbo from a famous Pune garage. The incident happened in Mumbai couple of weeks back as per the news article.

Source: Cayenne Turbo Catches Fire

The same has already been shared by Gemballa in the previous page.

Sahil · 12th May 2015, 08:12

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Originally Posted by //M

Source: Cayenne Turbo Catches Fire

If YZP has decided to go to the media, he needs to use his PR muscle and get such an article with pics in mainline papers. These small publications won't threaten Porsches image.

speedy · 12th May 2015, 12:27

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Originally Posted by Sahil

If YZP has decided to go to the media, he needs to use his PR muscle and get such an article with pics in mainline papers. These small publications won't threaten Porsches image.

He has gone. Here is a link.
http://thegoldensparrow.com/news/yoh...-catches-fire/

Sahil · 12th May 2015, 15:39

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Originally Posted by speedy

He has gone. Here is a link.
http://thegoldensparrow.com/news/yoh...-catches-fire/

I quote posted on this very link. Hence my comment regarding golden sparrow not being a mainline media source.
One feature in TOI and NDTV sort of mainline news channels will make Porsche Headquarters in Germany shiver. Ofc, this would require some PR muscle, which I am sure YZP can afford and arrange.

Senna4Ever · 13th May 2015, 12:05

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Originally Posted by Sahil

One feature in TOI and NDTV sort of mainline news channels will make Porsche Headquarters in Germany shiver..

Poonawalla has indeed flexed his 'PR' muscles, through an ET supplement no less. Porsche's response as of now:

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.. not found a suitable expert to investigate the matter.

With Porsches already on a burning spree, making an excuse of their inability to find an expert is seriously bad PR for Porsche.

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Sahil · 13th May 2015, 12:46

Spot on PR. ET Panache is what most current and prospective owners of Porsche are reading. This certainly will impact Porsche India's image.
I already know of one friend who is currently looking out for new wheels has read this article today and told me he is taking the Panemera out of his list.

However, what I find most surprising is why Poonawala would keep such an expensive car on third party insurance! This could work against him as Porsche India can use it as arm twisting since it is only them that can compensate him and no share will be borne by any insurance company.

29th April 2015, 20:25	#1
gemballa BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 368 Thanked: 319 Times	Supercars & Imports catching fire in India New defective cayenne turbo s burst into flames in bandra!!! Nobody hurt luckily and driver was able to get out of car
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29th April 2015, 22:13	#2
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,607 Times	Re: Supercar & Import Crashes in India Damn!! This cayenne mishap happened last weekend. I saw the car being towed but only from the rear which looked intact, I didn't realise the front was in ashes! Way too many Porsches catch fire. I hope Porsche India does its bit to make up to the customer.
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porsche rules Newbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: bangalore Posts: 9 Thanked: 3 Times	Re: Supercar & Import Crashes in India Porsche should do the right thing and give this customer a new car, free of cost. It was not his/her fault that the car went up in flames, it's a design issue.
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gemballa BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 368 Thanked: 319 Times	So far Porsche is quiet on the issue.. They say they don't have a qualified technician to diagnose what happen let alone what remedial action they wish to take
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akshay4587 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chandigarh/Mohali/Ambala Cantt Posts: 4,151 Thanked: 4,525 Times View My Garage	Supercar & Import Crashes in India Just saw this on a friends fb wall, another porsche on fire ?; happened in NCR i guess Last edited by akshay4587 : 11th May 2015 at 22:36.
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13th May 2015, 12:46	#15
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,607 Times	Re: Supercar & Import Crashes in India Spot on PR. ET Panache is what most current and prospective owners of Porsche are reading. This certainly will impact Porsche India's image. I already know of one friend who is currently looking out for new wheels has read this article today and told me he is taking the Panemera out of his list. However, what I find most surprising is why Poonawala would keep such an expensive car on third party insurance! This could work against him as Porsche India can use it as arm twisting since it is only them that can compensate him and no share will be borne by any insurance company. Last edited by Sahil : 13th May 2015 at 12:53.
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