Porsche Carrera GT
| Porsche Carrera GT | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Porsche |
| Production | 2003–2007 (1,270 produced) |
| Assembly | Leipzig, Germany |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style | 2-door roadster |
| Layout | RMR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 5.7 L V10 DOHC |
| Power output | 456 kW (612 hp) |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,730 mm (107 in) |
| Length | 4,613 mm (181.6 in) |
| Width | 1,921 mm (75.6 in) |
| Height | 1,166 mm (45.9 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,427 kg (3,146 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion |
| Successor | Porsche 918 Spyder |
The Porsche Carrera GT (Project Code 980) is a mid-enginedsports car that was manufactured by Porsche between 2004–2007 in Leipzig,Germany. Sports Car International named the Carrera GT number one on its list of Top Sports Cars of the 2000s, and number eight on Top Sports Cars of All Time list. For its advanced technology and development of its chassis the Popular Science magazine granted the "Best of What's New" award in 2003.
The development of the Carrera GT can be traced back to 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 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 resurrected for the Le Mans prototype and increased in size to 5.7 litres. The project was canceled 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 2004.
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