Saturday, October 6, 2012

Forza Motorsport 4: 2003 Porsche Carrera GT

Germany's hypercar



When it was produced in 2003, the Porshce Carrera GT is the most powerful Porsche ever made. Firstly, it was powered by a 5.7 litre V10 engine that generates 612 PS of power and Porsche claims that this can reach 0-60 in 3.9 seconds and has a maximum speed of 330 km/h (205 mph). The only transmission available was a 6-speed manual transmission.

The crank is only 98.5mm from the floor of the car and the reason why the crank is so low is because of its lightweight clutch that has two plates made from carbon fiber and silicon carbide. It weighs less than four bags of sugar. Also benefiting from its lightweight structure was its brakes that were made of silicon carbide.

Despite being lighter, the Carrera GT isn't an easy car to drive because of its brutal clutch, savage power, and knife-edge handling but if you take time putting the effort to master the Carrera GT, this is truly a force to be reckoned with.

Jeremy Clarkson reviewed the Carrera GT on Top Gear and when handed to the Stig, the Carrera GT lapped the Top Gear track in 1:19.8, faster than the McLaren Mercedes SLR.

In Jeremy Clarkson's 2004 DVD, Hot Metal, both the Mercedes SLR McLaren and the Porsche Carrera GT were put into comparison and the SLR is faster than the Carrera GT on the straights and the short section of the Top Gear Test Track.

Production of the Carrera GT ended in 2007 with 1,270 produced.

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