Le Porsche in tutta la Russia smettono improvvisamente di funzionare

Hundreds of Porsche cars have stopped working in Russia due to an issue with a satellite-based security system, according to local reports.

Owners reported various issues with their vehicles, including not being able to start the engine, or it shutting down soon after ignition. Others said that they had been locked out of their cars.

The root cause of the issue is not yet known, though a representative for Russia’s largest dealership group told local media that it could be an act of sabotage.

“It’s possible this was done deliberately,” the Rolf spokesperson told the RBC news website, without providing any evidence.

There is no official support for Russian Porsche owners after the German manufacturer suspended commercial operations in the country following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Don’t take this the wrong way, but this is one of the things I really hate about modern cars: Someone else is in control over your locks and ignition etc. If I pay for a car I want to own it, and I want my keys to be the only keys to the car, etc.

Yes, but also no. We do not want this functionality built into cars or any other products that we own.
I would absolutely think twice before buying a Porsche:

From what I’ve heard about this, it wasn’t a deliberate block, it’s that the car relies on a service and if that service goes offline, the car stops working. This is even worse from a consumer point of view than if the manufacturer can just remotely disable the car.

Before you all get your panties in a bunch, cand you actually try to read the article?

“The problem impacts any model built after 2013 that is fitted with an anti-theft Vehicle Tracking System (VTS).

When there is a loss of satellite connectivity, the VTS interprets it as a potential theft attempt and immobilises the engine.”

AKA the system worked as it was intented.

I think this is a power demonstration of the current US-Administration to show germany that even the “most german” products are vulnerable to US-Influence.

And so it should be with all electronic which is possible to block in in orcs area. They will start to use Abacus again, but I guess they will not drive on it.

regardless of how you feel about russian criminals who are the majority owners of russian porsches, this is not a good thing.

Man Porsche has just massively rose in my estimation.

Ah, classic Porsche reliability these days 😀