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Carrera GT remain formidable, beginning with a purposeful luxury and safety features, including
competition-style, carbon-fiber monocoque tub front and side-impact airbags, plus safe stopping
and subframe structures produced by Italy’s ATR afforded by ABS brakes.
Composites Group. Race-worthy underpinnings Performance credentials for the Carrera GT are
included inboard rocker arms with upper and nothing short of superlative by any era’s standards.
lower wishbones at all four corners. Both the According to Porsche AG, acceleration from rest to
Carrera GT’s clutch and brake components employ 100 km/h (62 mph) is achieved in just 3.9 seconds,
strong yet lightweight ceramic composite materials. with the 200 km/h (124 mph) mark obliterated
Even its massive 19- and 20-inch wheels are made in 9.9 seconds and the car hitting a top speed of
of ultra-lightweight forged magnesium for minimal a supercar-worthy 330 km/h (205 mph). While
unsprung weight and razor-sharp responsiveness to never intended for the drag strip, the Carrera GT
driver inputs.
can also deliver a wicked 11.4-second elapsed time
The design of the Carrera GT body was completed over the quarter-mile — normally the preserve of
by a team of stylists under the famed Dutch bare-bones drag cars. Mated to the race-bred V10
automobile designer Harm Lagaay. Similar engine is a 6-speed manual gearbox and transaxle,
to other contemporary Porsche models, the controlled with a simple yet elegant beechwood
Carrera GT employs an automated rear wing that gearshift knob paying homage to the wild V12 Le
deploys at speeds above 120 km/h (75 mph) or Mans-conquering Porsche 917s of 1969-71.
by the driver’s election at any speed, providing While Porsche was frustrated in its quest to take
additional downforce and stability. In fact, not the Carrera GT to racing, the car was nonetheless
one body feature of the incredibly aggressive an unqualified success as a thinly disguised
Carrera GT is not functional — everything serves racing car for the road, satisfying Porsche’s most
a role in elevating the driving experience. Huge ardent and well-heeled clients. Demanding equal
air intakes on both sides blast cool, dense air to measures of respect and skill to master, the Carrera
the Carrera GT’s three radiators, providing five
times the engine-cooling area of that on Porsche’s - - -
contemporary 911 Turbo. The carbon-fiber …THE CURRENT OWNER/COLLECTOR ENTRUSTED WELL-
underbody of the Carrera GT is a study in cutting-
edge aerodynamic efficiency, working in concert KNOWN SUPERCAR EXPERT JAMIE CUMMINGS, PROPRIETOR
with the rear diffuser to maintain stability even OF KAROSSERIE IN WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA, TO ELEVATE THE
at shockingly high speeds. While designed and CAR’S PRESENTATION WELL BEYOND ITS ALREADY STELLAR
developed for extreme all-around performance, FACTORY-ORIGINAL STANDARDS.
the Carrera GT’s interior is an example of - - -

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