For the education of Porsche mechanics
The Porsche Carrera GT, Porsche's proud supercar introduced by Porsche this time, was quite unusual.
This is because this Carrera GT has already been disassembled 78 times and reassembled.
It's amazing that it has been dismantled 78 times.
But this is not because this Carrera GT broke 78 times, but because this Carrera GT belongs to the after-sales academy (educational institution) of Porsche in North America ^ ^
In other words, it is an individual to let Porsche mechanics in the United States learn about the maintenance of this unique model Carrera GT.
Carrera GT who came to Atlanta in 2004
According to Bob Hamilton, the only instructor of the Carrera GT course at the Porsche mechanic education institution in Atlanta since 2002, the Carrera GT arrived in Atlanta on Lufthansa 747 in 2004. That thing.
In 2015, we moved to the new Porsche Experience Center Atlanta, just a few miles from the runway where the Carrera GT arrived.
It seems that there are three institutions in North America that train Porsche mechanics (Pennsylvania, California, Atlanta), but among them, Carrera GT class training is only available at this Atlanta facility.
It is said that the Carrera GT training course is held 2 to 4 times a year at the Atlanta facility, and 6 mechanics take a 4-day class for each training.
The class includes general services, clutch replacement, body panel and engine removal, so the Carrera GT for this training will be disassembled and assembled for 4 days repeatedly. Is it?
For 192
What is amazing here is that only 1,270 Carrera GTs were made worldwide, of which only 192 were sold at dealers in North America.
In other words, the Carrera GT course offered in Atlanta is currently reassembled 78 times just for the 192 Carrera GTs in the United States.
Of course, you can't sell it and say, "Oh, I can't maintain it", and if you do that, what about Porsche? However, when I thought that training was being conducted every day for 192 units, I thought it was amazing again.
By the way, this 78 times reassembled Carrera GT has an interior of Ascot brown leather and an exterior of classic GT silver. The model year is 2004.
The mileage is currently 1,445 miles (about 2,325 km), and it seems that this mileage is for shakedown after reassembling, and when participating in other small events.
Originally, the Carrera GT was born to run, but this car is positioned as "not for driving, but for education". That is also a very important role for this Carrera GT ^ ^
If the Educational Carrera GT has been reassembled 78 times in North America, and if there is an Educational Carrera GT in Germany, how many times has it been disassembled?
Source:(Official) King of the Classroom: Porsche Academy's Carrera GT
Related article:
◆All about Porsche Carrera GT
◆I got on the Porsche Carrera GT and Porsche 911 GT2 RS
◆Porsche Carrera GT 20th Anniversary: Top 5 Highlights of Carrera GT
I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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