Porsche Carrera GT
Porsche Carrera GT is an amazing start to a new era of supercars. The Enzo may have beaten the Carrera GT to market -- the Porsche only went on sale this past January -- but Porsche clearly wanted to take enough time to develop the $440,000 GT and show the other car makers how it's done.
The 2008 Carrera GT is capable of ushering in a new standard in its class with its overall impressive performance with due importance to safety. Key innovative technologies that went into the making of the 2008 Porsche Carrera GT include a ceramic composite clutch and brakes beneath the body, a nickel and silicon combination coating improving the wear resistance while minimizing the internal friction of the engine etc. The vehicle comes with a slim trunk that comes handy in holding the stuff for a weekend getaway. Using lightweight materials such as magnesium for the car's wheels and the frames make the Carrera GT more swift and dynamic thereby helping it deliver a fabulous performance. Substantial attention to detail has been paid to the design of this uncompromising super sports car.
Called Project S1 internally, the new Carrera GT was to be Porsche's next factory effort for Le Mans in 2000. Then race plans were dropped, but S1 went forward as a street car. The Carrera GT production version was unveiled at last in March 2003 in Geneva.
Cut to the Gross Dölln, an ex-Russian Army base in the German hinterlands along the Polish border. Runway No. 1 -- the one I am to use for high-speed runs -- is two miles long. Russian Tu-95 bombers and MiG fighters used these runways up to and for a while after the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Today, here on the tarmac are parked three shimmering, $440,000 Porsche Carrera GTs -- one red, one black and one silver.
2008 Porsche Carrera GT Specifications
Engine Specs:
5.7L V-10 605 HP
Transmission:
6-speed man w/OD
Key Dimensions and Capacities:
Length: 181.6 inches
Width: 75.6 inches
Height: 45.9 inches
Wheelbase: 08 inches
Key safety features:
4 channel 4-wheel anti-lock braking system (ABS)
Dual airbags
Driver and passenger side airbag head extension
Seatbelts with 2 front pretensioners
Ignition disable security
Security system
Dual door mounted side airbags
Center high mounted stoplight
Key standard features:
AM/FM stereo, seek-scan, with in-dash CD
Bose speakers
Concealed antenna
Power door locks
Remote keyless entry
Power remote hatch/trunk release
Power remote fuel release
Power front windows
Navigation system
In-dash clock
Engine temperature gauge
Analog instrumentation display
Exterior temperature gauge
Redundant digital speedometer
Water temperature warning
Key in ignition warning
Brake fluid warning
Low tire pressure warning
Light tinted windows
Variable intermittent front windshield wipers
Front windshield sun visor strip
Illuminated entry
Interior concealed storage
Driver and passenger door bins
Carpeted cargo area
Leather-wrapped sport steering wheel with telescopic adjustment
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