The Carrera GT celebrates its world premiere at the Paris motor show 
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Potential mass production sports car study with pure racing engineering 
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Porsche Carrera GT

Photo: Porsche

Stuttgart/Paris - Carrera GT - this is the name of the new sports car study from Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, which was today presented in public for the first time at the Paris motor show. The high performance sports car, developed at the research and development centre in Weissach, advances into new dimensions with its performance characteristics and goes beyond any previously known limits of sports car manufacturing. Once tests concerning market acceptance and market size have been concluded, the board of directors will decide whether the Carrera GT will be produced in 2003.  

The design of the Carrera GT is based on pure racing engineering. This applies also both to the chassis and the suspension, and to the V10 normally aspirated engine and the six-speed manual transmission. With a six-litre cubic capacity, a torque of 600 Nm (444 ftlbs) and 558 HP, the Carrera GT guarantees a top speed of over 330 km/h. It accelerates from 0 to 100 in under 4 seconds and from 0 to 200 km/h in under 10 seconds. The rpm range of the mid - engine roadster reaches over 8000 revolutions per minute.  

In addition, the use of carbon fibre as the body's basic material combines optimal strength and safety with a minimal vehicle weight. The Carrera GT weighs as a result only around 1250 kilograms. The tank has a capacity of 90 litres.  

Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking, chairman of the board of directors of Porsche AG: "The Carrera GT is 100 percent Porsche and underlines our high expectation of being the perfect example of innovation, fascination and emotion in international sports car manufacturing in the future. If we were to build this super sports car, it will naturally carry the quality seals "Made in Germany" and "Manufactured by Porsche".  

(September 28, 2000)