Porsche Carrera GT

At this time, the factory’s April 2023 suspension joint recall program was also performed via the fitment of new wishbone suspension components, lower control arms, and a set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires. The car’s new suspension components, made from more corrosion-resistant direct-hardened steel, have been specifically developed to withstand harsh road conditions and ensure long-term durability. Rather than rushing to resolve the recall with an off-the-shelf solution, Porsche spent over a year developing these new parts, ensuring they met the company’s high-performance standards.
As presented today, the car shows fewer than 4,600 miles at cataloguing time and remains poised to give its next fortunate custodian many miles of fair-weather enjoyment. It is accompanied by tools, invoices, and owner’s manuals.
The title of “last great analog supercar” is hotly contested, but the Porsche Carrera GT sits at the top of the list for countless enthusiasts. Advanced in design and in its use of cutting-edge materials, the Carrera GT offers a purist driving experience unlike anything built by major automakers today. The opportunity to purchase one new is behind us—but exceptionally maintained and seldom-driven examples such as this one, clad in the model’s quintessential shade of GT Silver Metallic and displaying fewer than 4,600 miles at time of cataloguing, offer discriminating enthusiasts a compelling opportunity to enjoy one of the century’s greatest automobiles.

Porsche’s Carrera GT can trace its roots back to a stillborn racing program in the late 1990s, when Porsche sought to produce a new Le Mans prototype to replace the GT1. A change in FIA rules, however, shelved Porsche’s racing plans while the model was in development. Nevertheless, Porsche believed it could adapt the platform for use on the road. Going head-to-head with the Ferrari Enzo, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, and even the Ford GT, the Carrera GT quickly proved it could hold its own against the competition in what was a very fierce market.
The Carrera GT was clearly predicated on the racecar principles of low weight and extreme power, starting with a 220-pound tub of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic executed by ATR Composites. This lightweight material also composed the engine subframe and was generously used throughout the breathtaking coachwork. The model was further underpinned with a racing-derived suspension, enormous carbon-ceramic monoblock brakes, and forged magnesium-alloy, center-lock wheels.
The model’s lightweight diet carried over to the Carrera GT’s all-aluminum, 5.7-liter V-10 powertrain. Employing aluminum pistons, aluminum intake manifold, titanium connecting rods, a forged crankshaft, and dry-sump lubrication, this 605-horsepower, mid-mounted engine tips the scales at only 452 pounds! Weighing just 2,755 pounds in total, the Carrera GT is capable of mind-bending performance, achieving 60 mph in less than four seconds, and can double that speed in just 10 seconds, with a maximum track speed of about 200 mph. Safety and stability at higher speeds are achieved via “flat bottom” ground-effects package that draws the car closer to the pavement, working in conjunction with a retractable rear wing which deploys at speeds above 75 mph for further increased downforce.