Porsche Carrera GT, Supercar
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The development of the Carrera GT can be traced back to its predecessors, the 911 GT1 and LMP1-98 racing cars. Due in part to the FIA and ACO rule changes in 1998, both designs had ended. Porsche at the time had planned on a new Le Mans prototype for 1999. The car was initially intended to use a turbocharged flat-6, but was later redesigned to use a new V10 engine, pushing the project back to planned competition in 2000. The V10 was a unit secretly built by Porsche for the Footwork Formula One team in 1992, but later shelved. The engine was resurrected for the Le Mans prototype and increased in size to 5.5 litres. Unfortunately the project was cancelled after two days of testing for the first car, in mid-1999, mostly due to Porsche's wish to build the Cayenne SUV with involvement from Volkswagen and Audi, thus requiring engineering expertise to be pulled from the motorsports division. It was also speculated that VW-Audi chairman Ferdinand Piëch wanted Audi's new Le Mans Prototype, the Audi R8 not to face competition from Porsche in 2000.
Porsche did keep part of the project alive by using the 5.5L V10 from the prototype in a concept car shown at the 2000 Geneva Motor Show, mainly in an attempt to draw attention to their display. Surprising interest in the vehicle and an influx of revenue provided from the Cayenne helped Porsche decide to produce the car, and development started on a road-legal version that would be produced in small numbers at Porsche's new manufacturing facility in Leipzig. Porsche started a production run of Carrera GTs in 2004, shipping the units with an MSRP of $440,000 USD and a dealer invoice price of approximately $414,800 USD. In addition, the delivery charge could be as much as $5,000 USD. The first Carrera GT went on sale in the US on Jan 31, 2004.
Originally a production run of 1,500 cars was planned. But Porsche announced in August, 2005 that it would not continue production of the Carrera GT through 2006, citing discontinuation was due to changing airbag regulations in the US. As of May 6, 2006, 1,270 GT's had been manufactured, with 604 being sold in the United States.[4]
The development of the Carrera GT can be traced back to its predecessors, the 911 GT1 and LMP1-98 racing cars. Due in part to the FIA and ACO rule changes in 1998, both designs had ended. Porsche at the time had planned on a new Le Mans prototype for 1999. The car was initially intended to use a turbocharged flat-6, but was later redesigned to use a new V10 engine, pushing the project back to planned competition in 2000. The V10 was a unit secretly built by Porsche for the Footwork Formula One team in 1992, but later shelved. The engine was resurrected for the Le Mans prototype and increased in size to 5.5 litres. Unfortunately the project was cancelled after two days of testing for the first car, in mid-1999, mostly due to Porsche's wish to build the Cayenne SUV with involvement from Volkswagen and Audi, thus requiring engineering expertise to be pulled from the motorsports division. It was also speculated that VW-Audi chairman Ferdinand Piëch wanted Audi's new Le Mans Prototype, the Audi R8 not to face competition from Porsche in 2000.
Porsche did keep part of the project alive by using the 5.5L V10 from the prototype in a concept car shown at the 2000 Geneva Motor Show, mainly in an attempt to draw attention to their display. Surprising interest in the vehicle and an influx of revenue provided from the Cayenne helped Porsche decide to produce the car, and development started on a road-legal version that would be produced in small numbers at Porsche's new manufacturing facility in Leipzig. Porsche started a production run of Carrera GTs in 2004, shipping the units with an MSRP of $440,000 USD and a dealer invoice price of approximately $414,800 USD. In addition, the delivery charge could be as much as $5,000 USD. The first Carrera GT went on sale in the US on Jan 31, 2004.
Originally a production run of 1,500 cars was planned. But Porsche announced in August, 2005 that it would not continue production of the Carrera GT through 2006, citing discontinuation was due to changing airbag regulations in the US. As of May 6, 2006, 1,270 GT's had been manufactured, with 604 being sold in the United States.[4]
Title: Porsche Carrera GT, Supercar
Author: TrungEdm
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that guy is pure goofy looking, especially with that hulk hogan hair....but honestly, I'm stunned at how sick he is at maneuvering that supercar.
• legacyinternational on 12-Nov-08
He's a DTM driver
• 3000ST1 on 18-Oct-08
that roads looks absolutely amazing to drive
• Jager1988 on 24-Sep-08
Chek out the response!!
• ExoticMotorsClub on 15-Sep-08
To me this is soo much more awsome than a veyron i dont think Bugatti would be able to hang in the technical stuff.
• aaron9696024 on 01-Sep-08
There's no way the Veyron could hang with it in the twisties, even the Enzo doesn't handle as well as this.
• DuckwalkSupreme on 06-Sep-08
u use the carerra Ill use the new GTR and we'll see who wins on the twists
• njohnson2006 on 14-Sep-08
Yeah, the GTR-the Nissan one, right-would beat this thing on a very tight track but anything that requires a bit of speed and the GTR's gearing and horsepower disadvantage would make it lose. However, the GTR is very heavy compared to the Carrera so the extra grip and acceleration baised gear ratios might not help as much as much as one would think. Just curious, why bring up the GTR?
• DuckwalkSupreme on 16-Sep-08
It's actually a $450k car
• derektg on 30-Aug-08
I think you have to be skilled, they are not going to let just anybody drive a $150k car like that lol.
• LILPICKUPMAN on 29-Aug-08
that guy is pure goofy looking, especially with that hulk hogan hair....but honestly, I'm stunned at how sick he is at maneuvering that supercar.
• legacyinternational on 12-Nov-08
He's a DTM driver
• 3000ST1 on 18-Oct-08
that roads looks absolutely amazing to drive
• Jager1988 on 24-Sep-08
Chek out the response!!
• ExoticMotorsClub on 15-Sep-08
To me this is soo much more awsome than a veyron i dont think Bugatti would be able to hang in the technical stuff.
• aaron9696024 on 01-Sep-08
There's no way the Veyron could hang with it in the twisties, even the Enzo doesn't handle as well as this.
• DuckwalkSupreme on 06-Sep-08
u use the carerra Ill use the new GTR and we'll see who wins on the twists
• njohnson2006 on 14-Sep-08
Yeah, the GTR-the Nissan one, right-would beat this thing on a very tight track but anything that requires a bit of speed and the GTR's gearing and horsepower disadvantage would make it lose. However, the GTR is very heavy compared to the Carrera so the extra grip and acceleration baised gear ratios might not help as much as much as one would think. Just curious, why bring up the GTR?
• DuckwalkSupreme on 16-Sep-08
It's actually a $450k car
• derektg on 30-Aug-08
I think you have to be skilled, they are not going to let just anybody drive a $150k car like that lol.
• LILPICKUPMAN on 29-Aug-08