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Porsche Carrera GT

Ratings

5 stars

Summary

Highly recommended. One of the more gloriously unlikely of recent mega-cars, the Carrera GT is based around an abandoned race engine project. It's ultra expensive, ultra exclusive - and amazing to drive.

Review

Putting the Carrera GT into perspective is a tricky task: for its vast pricetag you could buy a comprehensive fleet of Porsche's other products. It's the automotive equivalent of vanity publishing, an ultimate-mega-hyper rival to cars like the Mercedes McLaren SLR and Ferrari Enzo. At its heart lies a 5.7 litre V10 engine, originally designed to power Porsche's proposed Le Mans racer. The project was cancelled in late '99, with the Carrera GT then designed around the fully-built engine, including the race car's carbonfibre chassis tub and pushrod operated suspension. The looks are slightly bland for some, but the Carrera's effectiveness cannot be questioned: 62 mph comes from rest in just 3.6 seconds, 124 mph in a tenth of a second under ten. And there's handling to match, too: predictable, responsive and amazingly unintimidating when you get close to the massively high limits. Zero effective luggage space means limited everyday practicality - but for the GT's likely clientele, that's hardly an issue.

Ratings Breakdown

Styling

star

Handling

5 star

Comfort

2 star

Quality & Reliability

5 star

Performance

5 star

Roominess

1 star

Running Costs

1 star

Value for money

2 star

Stereo

2 star

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