Check Out The Porsche Carrera GT

Unofficially, the Porsche Carrera GT is a race car, a race car built for the street. What makes it a race car is not necessarily the huge power made by its V10 engine or the carbon fibre construction that keeps everything very lightweight - though these characteristics surely make it a fast car


It's more the sum of its parts that make this car worth every bit of its $440,000 price tag.
The Porsche GT was introduced as a 2004 model and until 2005 there were already a few changes in order to make the GT the new Porsche super motorcar. These were minor updates in prescribe to make it a little more street friendly. Between the supplemental bar hoops is now mounted a glass screen. The seats height is adjusted along with the excess bolstering in the thigh area. The Porsche is easy recognizable, as it's a low, sleek, lightweight roadster, very beautiful during the outside as it is during the inside. Two removable panels that can be stored in the front trunk make the foul weather protection available.

The car has unparalleled features, among which are: 5.7 litre, 605 horsepower V10 engine, monocoque chassis with Porsche-patented engine and transmission mounts produced of carbon-reinforced plastic and the first use of a ceramic complex clutch in a production car. A very important aspect is that The Carrera is safe and stable at speeds up to 205 mph, thanks to its aerodynamic and race-bred suspension package.

The design of the suspension is so sophisticated that the shape of its components improves the Porsche `s aerodynamics. The designers used lightweight materials such as magnesium for the car's substantial wheels and the frames of its special sport seats, the result being a faster and safer motorcar. To prove so, The Porsche accelerates from a standing start to 62 mph 100km/h) in only 3.9 seconds reaches 100 mph (160 km/h) in less than seven seconds, 125 mph (200 km/h) in less than 10 seconds, and can achieve a top test-track speed of 205 mph (330 km/h).

What makes this car have these impressive results is its 5.5 litre, commonly aspirated V10 engine for racing created in the development center in Weissach, Germany. That engine's bores have been enlarged to displace 5.7 litres in the Carrera GT. It has a very low center of gravity, a 68-degree V angle and four valves-per-cylinder heads, because the block, crankshaft and camshafts are all developed of light alloys, the engine weights only 472 pounds (214 kg).

To stop this 'monster' Porsche's team used a high-tech braking system. Developed for demanding motorsports applications, ceramic brakes are the first to work for on-road use. The massive 15 inch ventilated discs and six-piston callipers have the amazing capacity of bringing the car to a sure and safe stop, matched only by the stunning acceleration of GT.

Porsche Carrera GT is definitely an exotic appearance, a car that can do it all: fascinate you with its beneficial looks, astound you with its performance and abilities on the race track.