Porsche Carrera GT

The Porsche Carrera GT (Project Code 980) is a mid-engine sports car from Porsche in Leipzig, Made in Germany.

The development of the Porsche Carrera GT can return back to their 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 had planned at the time on a new Le Mans prototype in 1999. The car was originally to use a turbo flat-6, but was later revised to use a new V10 engine, pushing the project back to the planned completion 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 developed for the Le Mans prototype and increased in size risen 5.7 liters.

Unfortunately, the project was done in two days of testing for the first car in mid-1999, due primarily to do the Porsche Cayenne SUV with involvement from Volkswagen and Audi build and require engineering skills are thus pulled from the motorsports division. It was also speculated that VW-Audi chairman Ferdinand Piech Audi’s new Le Mans Prototype, the Audi R8 is not the competition from Porsche in 2004 was given.

Porsche Carrera GT did keep the project alive by using the 5.5 L V10 from the prototype in a concept car at the 2000 Geneva Motor Show show, especially in an attempt to draw attention to their ad. Surprising interest in the vehicle and an influx of revenue from the Cayenne decide provided helped Porsche to produce the car, and the development began with a street-legal version that would be produced in small numbers at Porsche’s new plant in Leipzig. Porsche started a production of the Carrera GT in the 2004 run, sending the units with a 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. The first Carrera GT went on sale in the U.S. on 31 January 2004.

The Carrera GT is powered by a 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 612 PS (450 kW; 604 hp) ,^[5] whereas the original concept car featured a 5.5 litre version rated at 558 hp (416 kW). Porsche claims it will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 3.9 seconds and has a maximum speed of 330 km/h (205 mph),^[3] although road tests indicated that in reality the car can accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.5 seconds^[5] and 0-100 mph (160 km/h) in 6.8^[5] seconds. The Carrera GT has a basic five colour paint scheme which includes Guards Red, Fayence Yellow, Basalt Black, GT Silver and Seal Grey. Custom colours were also available from the factory. A traditional six-speed manual transmission is the only available transmission. Attached to this gearbox is a beechwood gearknob which pays homage to the wooden gearknob used in the Porsche 917 Le Mans racers. In its second year of production, a limited edition carbon fibre knob was also made available.
The Carrera GT has large side inlets and air dams that help cool the large V10 engine framed by the carbon fibre rear bonnet. Fitted with Porsche's latest Carbon fibre-reinforced Silicon Carbide (C/SiC) ceramic composite brake system, the 15-inch (380 mm) SGL Carbon disc brakes make an impressive appearance underneath the 19 inch front and 20 inch rear wheels. Similar to other Porsche models, such as the 911, the GT includes an automated rear wing spoiler which deploys above 70 mph (110 km/h).
The interior is fitted with soft leather. Bose audio system and navigation systems are available as options. In typical Porsche fashion, the ignition is to the left of the steering wheel. This placement dates back to the early days of Le Mans racing when drivers were required to make a running start, hop into their cars, start them and begin the race. The placement of the ignition enabled the driver to start the car with his left hand and put it in gear with his right.