Porsche Carrera GT 20th Anniversary: Top 5 Highlights of Carrera GT

20 years since the Carrera GT concept car was announced

Porsche Carrera GT announced by Porsche as a concept car in September 2000.

Twenty years have passed since then. early!

At this 20-year milestone, just as Porsche announced the Carrera GT concept car in Paris a long time ago (2000), in October 2020 the Carrera GT will be the same European city. It was said that he ran.

Furthermore, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Carrera GT, a video introducing the top 5 highlights of the Carrera GT is also released.

I've already seen it ~ ^^

The Carrera GT (concept) was first announced to the world on September 28, 2000, in Paris in the early morning before the sun rose.

It was Walter Röhrl who was driving this newly announced Carrera GT concept at the time of this announcement, and he was Charles de in this 558 horsepower (concept car) new V10 engine Porsche supercar concept.・ Appeared in Goal Square.

After that, he ran from the Triumphal Arch to the Louvre while being escorted by French police motorcycle police. I think it was cool!

Here is a picture of September 28, 2000, in Paris before sunrise ↓

It seems that Porsche originally wanted to hold a grand event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Carrera GT in 2020, which is 20 years later, but unfortunately various things have been realized due to the influence of the coronavirus. I can't.

Therefore, it was not possible to run the city of Paris as it was in 2000, but this time in October 2020, I took the Carrera GT to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. He paid tribute to the Carrera GT.

What's nice is that it was raining when the Carrera GT concept was announced in 2000 and ran in Paris, and it was raining in Berlin 20 years later.

Somehow, although the place was different, it is still a reproduction of 20 years ago, a person who knew that the Carrera GT concept 20 years ago made its debut in the rain, a person who was watching Then, I thought that the appearance of Carrera GT in this rain was a nostalgic and irresistible sight ^ ^

Carrera GT is a car that redefined "what is the limit"

The Carrera GT project, which started as a pure racing car, started with a model called "LMP2000" which was a secret for a long time, and this prototype for Le Mans has a chassis equipped with a carbon fiber V10 engine. Completed in 1998 as a new car.

But in the end it became a Porsche that never raced.

By the way, it seems that this prototype was called "9R3" inside Porsche.

In the end, this prototype was decided not to appear in Le Mans, and instead, the idea of "with the best technology of this 9R3, let's shake the world of sports cars" came up. Yes.

The Carrera GT was a model that "redefined the limits of possibilities" at that time.

Porsche's Carrera GT Highlights Top 5

Now, let's take a look at the "Highlight Top 5" selected by Porsche for the Carrera GT, Porsche's supercar that "redefined the limits of possibilities".

Carrera GT Highlights 5th: Aerodynamics

The Carrera GT aerodynamics was chosen as the 5th place.

Anyway, there is only a car that was originally developed as a racing car for racing, so in order to be released as a production model, the Carrera GT boasting a maximum speed of 330 km / h can run safely at high speed. I had to try to generate downforce.

So, the Carrera GT's aerodynamics seem to be quite well thought out.

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The rear wing is the most easily visible aerodynamic system that has the well-thought-out Carrera GT downforce.

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This rear wing automatically rises at 120 km / h when driving.

Of course, you can also give it manually.

Carrera GT Highlight 4th: Chassis

The fourth place is the chassis.

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As a production model, Porsche's first carbon monocoque chassis is adopted.

The two rear air vent hoods here are said to be stainless steel in this video.

Carrera GT Highlights # 3: Design

The design of the Carrera GT was chosen as the third place.

Originally developed as a car for racing, the design of the Carrera GT, which is a production model, is quite a racing car.

For example, the right side of the center lock part is blue and the left side is red (pink) so that you can see the left and right of the tire at a glance like a racing car.

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The inside of the car is very simple.

The seat is a Recaro bucket seat, and the pedal is aluminum.

It is also a race specification that the gear lever is located in the center of the car.

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This design is a tribute to the Porsche 917.

Hah. After all it is cool.

Carrera GT highlight 2nd place: Performance (performance)

It is finally the 2nd place, but it was the performance of the Carrera GT itself that was chosen as the 2nd place.

As I have written many times, the Carrera GT was originally a model that was started to be developed in order to participate in the Le Mans 24-hour race and win the victory.

Therefore, although he did not participate in the race after all, the performance itself that was prepared was a full-scale race specification.

It has a 5.7-liter V10 engine, 612 horsepower, and 8,000 rpm.

0-100 km is 3.9 seconds. Furthermore, 0-200 km is 9.9 seconds, and 0-200-0 km is 14.1 seconds.

By the way, PCCB is standard equipment.

* PCCB is an abbreviation of "Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake", which is said to be the highest grade among Porsche brakes, which is said to be the best in the universe, and the ceramic brake disc used is extremely light and lightweight. (About half of a normal iron rotor).

The maximum speed is 330 km / h.

No, it should be an ordinary production model that can run on public roads ... ^^

The transmission is a 6-speed manual.

Carrera GT Highlight # 1: Sound

By the way, and the first place of Carrera GT that Porsche chose ...

Yes, it was the "sound" of the Carrera GT. sound!

"Everything in the Carrera GT can be ranked first, but the best of them is the sound!"

Well, I know Porsche! Oh no, it was a car made by Porsche ^ ^

Already, the Carrera GT sounds really nice and nice (and I'm too poor in vocabulary).

As with this video, I saw various Carrera GT sounds in the video in the past and thought "What is this amazing", but the other day,Let me hear the real sound that the actual car is really driving, It was really goose bumps.

The narrator of the video released by Porsche this time also said, "I'm sick, so just listen!" After announcing that "the first place is sound" (laughs).

That's right, it's best to hear the sound of the Carrera GT. No, really listen! !! please! !!

For me, the sound of this Carrera GT was something that made me think "Is this a Porsche?", And it really felt like "This is not the sound of a car running on a public road!" ^^

The Carrera GT, which was created by Porsche and has a very rare background, has become a production model even though it is a race specification.

The sound is really a race car.

You can hear the sound from 3:10 in the video below, so be sure to check it out.

It seems that there are various rumors about why it was decided not to participate in the race suddenly even though it is a model that has started development for racing so much, but the reason is officially announced. But I don't know the truth.

Even so, the Carrera GT that appeared as a production model even though it looks like a racing car.

The more you think about it, the more mysterious Porsche.

However, its presence is tremendous, and you can see that it is treated as a very valuable one for Porsche.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Carrera GT being announced as a concept car that was still about to be born as a racing car.

Carrera GT that is still active and runs as "Porsche Carrera GT". I think it's a wonderful word.

Here is a video of the top 5 highlights of Carrera GT released by Porsche this time ↓

Source:
◆(Official) Celebrating 20 years of the Porsche Carrera GT
◆Porsche Carrera GT Is Already 20 Years Old, Happy Birthday You Stunning Analogue Supercar

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