Porsche Carrera GT (2004–2006)

Limited edition

Production

1,270

confirmed units built

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The last great analogue supercar — a Le Mans engine, a manual gearbox, and nothing to save you.

The Carrera GT arrived just as supercars were beginning to hide their drivers behind electronics, and it pointedly refused to. Its heart was a 5.7-litre V10 that traced back to a shelved Porsche racing programme — an engine built for the track, revving hard and screaming, driving the rear wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox and a small, fierce ceramic clutch. There was no stability control to catch a mistake.

Built on the first production carbon-fibre monocoque, it produced 603 hp and weighed 1,380 kg. It was fast, but more than that it was demanding — a car that asked for skill and punished the lack of it, which is exactly why enthusiasts revere it. Porsche built 1,270 between 2004 and 2006.

As supercars grew ever more capable and ever more digital, the Carrera GT became the last of a kind: the analogue hypercar, thrilling and unforgiving in equal measure.

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Background

The Porsche Carrera GT is a mid-engine sports car that was manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Porsche from 2003 to 2006. Sports Car International named the Carrera GT number one on its list of Top Sports Cars of the 2000s, and number eight on its Top Sports Cars of All Time list. For its advanced technology and development of its chassis, Popular Science magazine awarded it the "Best of What's New" award in 2003.

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