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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.
Engine and Transmission
Powered by 5.7 litre DOHC V10 engine.Transmission only comes in manual transmission.
Performance
Capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in less than 3.5 seconds with a 612 HP engine.0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds.
Standard Colors
The Carrera GT has a basic five colour paint scheme which includes Guards Red, Fayence Yellow, Basalt Black, GT Silver and Seal Grey.
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.
Known owners
- Jay Leno
- Tiger Woods
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Daniel Sadek, his Carrera GT was destroyed for making the movie,RedLine
