the new Porsche 911 Carrera GT

[porsche911]

How do you like this monster??
550 HP , oh yeah!!

[enzo@af]

Performance isn't even the beginning of it. I generally don't like Porsche styling, and this thing looks awesome.

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"Ferrari isn't a car, it's a lifestyle"
-Enzo Ferrari.

[paul]

Quote: enzo@af ( 6:00 pm on Nov. 29, 2000 )

Performance isn't even the beginning of it. I generally don't like Porsche styling, and this thing looks awesome.

I agree, I generally never found anything exiciting Porsches, but believe me a nice 911 turbo gets me wanting, and that Carrera IS AMAZING!!!!! That is how a Porsche should be! Damn I need one!

Edited by: igor@af

[enzo@af]

I like it a lot. It's still distinctively Porsche, but it actually has some personality. It's different from the round headlight, slantback, basic look that porsche seems to always use. This is a break from that, and it has killer performance.

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"Ferrari isn't a car, it's a lifestyle"
-Enzo Ferrari.

[JD]

I think the Carrera GT is a gem. While I don't care for the large door slits, I overall am pleased by the styling of it.

However, its styling also troubles me. Porshe has a history for unconventional engineering practices in constructing its automobiles. The best example of this is the 911. It uses a rear-engine design, which almost no one else uses, as having the engine centered over the rear wheels is just not as practical as a front or mid-engined layout. The looks of the 911 can be summed up in one phrase: form follows function. And while it may not have the most exciting appearance, many appreciate it for its fairly simple, graceful contours. I for one respect the fact that its contours do not favor flashy body designs, unlike almost any other automobile manufacturer, but rather are designed to minimize drag, to have the least detracting effect on performance, fuel economy, etc.

The engine itself is a hallmark of extraordinary design by not using a standard oil pan and crank case for lubricating engine components, but rather using a dry sump system that sprays the parts in a more precise fashion. And of course, the use of cylinders oriented sideways horizontally on both sides of the crankshaft (i.e. the "boxer" engine design) is a bold statement against conventional vehicle dynamics.

That being said, if this car were to be released by any other manufacturer, it would not trouble me. But the fact that Porsche has designed this car, with an external appearance that seems clearly influenced to me by new edge style design, and a V10 conventional cylinder arrangement engine, is a little disconcerting. To add to this, Porsche has moved away from air-cooled engines with the last generation of the 911, has released the 911 Turbo with an automatic transmission for the first time in history, and is working with Volkswagon on their new Cayenne sport ute. These trends paint a bleak picture of where Porsche seems to be going in the future: mainstream automobile design.

[LostBoyScout]

The brakes alone amaze me! lol..

The Carrera GT is currently my favorite car. I guess that says enough..
Second is the new 911 GT2 - basically a lightered Turbo with 462hp

I like Porsches

[Robs944S]

lets not forget it only weighs 2,700lbs.

[Seb928S@af]

Yes the Carrera GT is going to be a great Porsche as it has a lot of hp and it is light. Knowing Porsche it will handle at the best that they can get it to. I really hope that it will be power over steer instead of understeer.

[enzo@af]

Seb928S: Are you from carforums (supercars)?

Yeah, I like the GT2. It's just nice to see they got rid of those stupid bump-compliant-pads that are on the Turbo. Looks soooooooooooooo much better.

I think that the Carrera GT is killer too.

[Seb928S@af]

Yes I am. Yea those things looked stupid and did no help at all. It because of the government and now you can take them off and porsche even gives you a kit to do that.

[Kel47]

bout that 550HP Carrera GT how much u think it costs??

[igor@af]

I've heard that it will cost $250,000,
Maybe its wrong.. I don't remember... Lemme go check.. and I will be back in a while with a positive answer...

[igor@af]

ok, I am back...
it is *rumored* that the Carrera GT will cost $315,000.

[gang$tarr]

whoa, that's a hefty penny

but still a pretty good value for the performance, like most porsche cars

AMAZING performance and cheaper than ferrari, BOOYEAH!

[pontiac_ws6]

I think that the Carrera GT is going to be one of the greatest Porsches ever, and I think that its certainly the best looking. I can only imagine what it would be like to go 205mph in a convertible