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davew (cincy):

Nice catch.

Even if they were crash/test vehicles, would they typically be included in sales/performance figures?  Are some of these track/competition units that are included here for simplicity's sake?

Interesting...

 

They includes preproduction units and prototypes. Some of those cars are 'purchased' by Porsche Driving School and Porsche Travel Club. Those were the cars we used at 918 track training courses. 

The prototypes are mostly gone, but at least one is sitting inside the Porsche Museum Smiley. The preproduction cars have Limitation numbers above 918, on the dash display but they carried a 000 plate.

Still surprised that Porsche would list those cars in its production numbers for each model. 

 

Well those cars did make it to the production line and did used up parts and cost Porsche money...................

It's more noticeable for the 918 simply because of the low production number, one wouldn't be able to spot them within the rest of the lineup. Just Leipzig alone consumed like 40 GT3RSs, and numerous various 911 variants, and a fleet of Cayennes. The company also maintain a fleet of Panamera and Cayennes as company transport for executives and picking up guests in Zuffenhausen. Porsche Travel Club also maintains a big fleet of current cars, same with the Porsche Sports Driving School. Various Porsche Experience Centre around the world also maintains a full fleet of current vehicles. 

For example, the Porsche Winter Driving in Finland this coming January, they will run courses from mid January to mid March, Porsche will have around 150 cars there. That's the scale of internal consumption of Porsche cars. 

Very detailed and informative, thank you!