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02-05-2003, 10:18 PM
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Good news for us Porsche lovers!
Porsche said it will unveil its V10-powered Carrera GT high-performance roadster in March at the Geneva International Motor Show.
First shown in Paris as a concept in 2000, the production version will use a 600 horsepower engine and race-inspired technology, Porsche said in a press release. The 10-cylinder powerplant has a dry-sump lubrication system and is based on Porsche's 5.5-liter V10 naturally aspirated engine developed especially for racing. For production, technicians at the Development Center in Weissach, Germany, have increased the displacement to 5.7 liters. Maximum output is 612 horsepower at 8,000 rpm, with peak torque rated at 437 pound-feet. Porsche says the Carrera GT has a top test-track speed of 205 miles per hour (330 k/h) and accelerates from zero to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.9 seconds. Its specially developed six-speed manual gearbox allows it to go from zero to 124 mph (200 km/h) in 9.9 seconds. With a length of 15.12 feet (4.61 meters), a width of 6.3 feet (1.92 meters), a height of 3.81 feet (1.16 meters) and a wheelbase of 8.96 feet (2.73 meters), the roadster weighs 3,042 pounds (1,380 kilograms). The Carrera GT's monocoque and entire sub-frame are made of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP), for which, Porsche says, it has applied to patent this technology. Price and production quantity were not disclosed.  
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02-05-2003, 10:25 PM
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Thats a badass car! So what's it run?
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02-05-2003, 10:34 PM
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OMG...that's sick
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02-06-2003, 06:48 AM
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now that's a porche that i would consider.
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02-06-2003, 06:59 AM
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mmmm.. Porshce!
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02-06-2003, 08:52 AM
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that is very nice... GT
 i know that the GT2 is the street legal version of the GT1.... does anyone know how fast the GT1 is? |
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02-06-2003, 08:56 AM
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This car is nice, but my love still goes to the fire breathing, air cooled flat 6s..
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02-06-2003, 10:50 AM
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i was always under the impression the gt2 was the lower end gt3... the gt2 is rwd and the gt3 is AWD i thought... anyways, the gt2 uses the 911 body style, this is the carrara gt. its a new line for porsche, not jsut a higher higher higher end model of the new 911 body (carrara carrara4 turbo, gt2, gt3) it kinda remines me of the new mr2's its hot, very hot. i'd be interested to see its performance stats *edit* heres more reading... http://www.supercarsite.net/news.htm#04_februari *edit*
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02-06-2003, 10:53 AM
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hmmm.. ok i dont know now... i always thought there was a GT1... i could be wrong... might be the GT3 that im thinking about  |
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02-06-2003, 10:54 AM
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there was a gt1, i just thought the gt2 was an improved gt1 and the gt3 was an improved gt2. i too could be wrong
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02-06-2003, 10:57 AM
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hmmm.. im not sure about this one at all now.... i always thought that the GT1 was the fastest of the 911 line up.. and it was used for racing only... and the GT2 came close to it... and the GT2 was the street legal version of the GT1... but who knows... im gonna look at this |
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02-06-2003, 11:06 AM
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... nice car but Porches aren't my thing cause i know i will never have one
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02-06-2003, 11:07 AM
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Hmm... the GT2 is a RWD street/race car that you can buy, but the GT3 is the race version AFAIK. Anyway, that is a sweet Porsche
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