Porsche Carerra GT

Porsche Carerra GT is a supercar made by Porsche.It is known as Porsche fastest supercar ever made.The first Carrera GT ever sold is in USA in 31 January 2004.Only 1270 Carrera GT were made.1 was destroyed for making the RedLine movie,38 of them were wrecked by accidents.

Performance

Capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in less than 3.5 seconds with a 612 HP engine

Origin

The Porsche Carrera GT first began development in 2000 as a successor to the 911 GT1 which was discontinued in 1998. The Carrera GT has been very successful, selling more cars than Ferrari Enzo, Mercedes SLR, and Pagani Zonda combined.

Accidents involved

The Porsche Carrera GT has been involved in at least 38 accidents since production began in 2004. Porsche had originally planned to produce 1,500 Carrera GTs, but they discontinued the model in 2006 after producing only 1,270, citing new airbag regulations. Porsche recently paid a settlement of $4.5 million to the family of a man killed in a Porsche Carrera GT accident. The lawsuit claimed the Carrera GT was not a safe car at high speeds.

Carrera GT in videogames

• Featured in many Need for Speed games.

Carrera GT in other media

• Featured in a movie called RedLine.