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The Porsche Carrera GT<\/a> is unquestionably one of the defining supercars of its era. Equipped with a glorious-sounding V10 and a temperament to match, Porsche made only 1,270 units.<\/p>\n

\"2005<\/a><\/p>\n

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The story of the Carrera GT began when FIA rule changes put paid to Porsche\u2019s plans for a new Le Mans prototype for the 1999 racing season. Suddenly, the German carmaker was left with a race car engine but no car. At that point, the decision was made to adapt the engine for road-going use and put it in a brand-new vehicle platform.<\/p>\n

\"2005<\/a>
\nThe Porsche Carrera GT stretched the limits of automotive technologies back in the day. Among other things, the supercar pioneered the use of carbon-fibre monocoque with carbon-fibre reinforced plastic subframes in a production car. Then, there was the engine \u2013 a race-derived screaming fire breather that revved to 8,400 rpm and cranked out 603 hp and 435 lb-ft of torque.<\/p>\n

\"2005<\/a>
\nA traditional 6-speed manual transmission and a notoriously finicky clutch system feed that power to the rear wheels. In skilled hands, the Carrera GT could hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds and continue on to a 205 mph top speed. Those numbers may not seem that impressive today, but back in 2005, those were class-leading figures. The Porsche Carrera GT set a 7:28 minutes lap time at the infamous Nurburgring circuit, a record that stood for over half a decade.<\/p>\n

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Photo Source: RM Sotheby’s<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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