| The Porsche Carrera GT boasts the streamlined body | | | | use of lightweight materials. There is magnesium in all |
| of a gazelle, combined with the athletic prowess of a | | | | its wheels, and within the frames of its comfortable |
| long distance runner. This high-performance thing of | | | | sport seats. As if perfection weren't enough, Porsche |
| beauty screams with "future shock" type technology; | | | | has outdone itself by mounting the Carrera GT's |
| its mammoth engine, a V-10, produces 600 | | | | transmission tranversally. |
| horsepower at the drop of a pin. Below its futuristic | | | | An asounding feat of engineering, the Porsche Carrera |
| carbon-reinforced body, ceramic blend clutch and | | | | GT has a chassis and suspension which is patterned |
| brakes lie in obedient attendance. Porsche insists that it | | | | after the Porsche GT1, which won the gruelling 24 |
| can bolt, for lack of a better term, from 0 to 60 mph in | | | | Hours at Le Mans in 1998. The comfort of its |
| only 3.9 seconds. The car and speed are | | | | occupants and driver were not pushed aside in favor |
| synomymous. In second gear, you'll hit 82 mph, third | | | | of power and response. The Carrera GT's suspension |
| gear will throw your head back at 113 mph, and fourth | | | | uses pushrods and double-track control arms at all its |
| gear pins you to the back of your seat at around 143 | | | | extremeties in order to retain the serenity and |
| mph. Still, the Carrera GT is not done yet, a controlled | | | | responsiveness found in all true-blood race cars. |
| shift to fifth gear will easily hit a dizzying 170 mph, while | | | | Once you step inside the Porsche Carrera GT 2007, |
| a sixth you weren't expecting will blast you to 7000 | | | | you will feel as comfortable as if you were inside the |
| rpm. That the Porsche Carrera GT is not for the faint | | | | cabin of a jetliner. Plenty of high-tech materials abound |
| of heart, is an understatement. | | | | inside this futuristic cabin, such as magnesium, carbon, |
| At about $484,000, the Porsche Carrera GT is the | | | | and leather. The Carrera GT's is rock solid with |
| world's fastest and most expensive A-one car in | | | | galvanized magnesium, and the shift lever, one vital |
| production. Rightfully dubbed super car, it's plum full of | | | | control you don't want to fumble for, is found perfectly |
| high-performance features: a 5.7 liter, 605 horsepower, | | | | close to the steering wheel. |
| V-10 engine, Porsche patented engine and transmission | | | | Top of the line air conditioning is, of course, standard. |
| mounts made of carbon reinforced plastic, a superb | | | | Despite, or maybe because of, its obvious appearance |
| chassis, and a ceramic composite clutch. By reducing | | | | of an extraordinary racing machine, an elaborate |
| the clutch diameter, the car's center of gravity was | | | | navigation system is included; also, full-tilt Bose audio is |
| significantly lowered. Its aerodynamic design, a marvel | | | | generously available. The Porsche Carrera GT 2007 is |
| in itself, lets you reach speeds in excess of 200 mph. | | | | majestic, supple and comfortable, and scorchingly |
| The Porsche Carrera GT incorporates the efficient | | | | quick. |