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03-09-2004, 10:37 AM
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Tilted
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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The new Carrera GT......your opinion?
Talk about impressive.........the new Carrera GT is the most badass Porsche ever built, with a carbon fiber honeycomb composite monocoque structure, single lug wheels, brakes bigger than the rims on ricers, a rear suspension setup identical to that of a Le Mans racer, and a Porsche V10 that redlines at 8400 rpms and outputs 605 hp, they are nearly unbeatable on the track (mostly because they are a street legal Le Mans car)....and listen to this thing rev!
   
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03-09-2004, 10:52 AM
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Please touch this.
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Location: Manhattan
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if i saw that on the road, I would probably lose control of my car and cause an accident
it's .. ok 
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03-09-2004, 02:51 PM
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Location: Where everyone knows my name
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The single lug wheels are so sexy, i could stare at just those all day. Don't get me started on the rest of the car.....there isn't enough time in the day.
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03-10-2004, 02:54 PM
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Location: Florida
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Damn that is a sick car, I like it!
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03-10-2004, 10:37 PM
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Location: Alexandria, VA
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03-14-2004, 09:24 AM
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Location: Chitown!!
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03-17-2004, 08:48 AM
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Tilted
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pretty sad if everyone had the same taste. glad you guys are open minded
i just think there are nicer cars out there for that amount of money. and if ya look at the porsche 959 that was built a long time ago the performance of this porsche isn't much better. i assune most people here are pretty young so if you get a little older and grow up i will be happy to reply. regards chris |
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03-17-2004, 03:29 PM
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Location: Colorado
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 Completely kickass car.
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03-17-2004, 05:11 PM
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Psycho
Location: In the garage, under the car.
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 Care to elaborate? |
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03-17-2004, 08:47 PM
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The sky calls to us ...
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Location: CT
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Start it up, stall it, then embarass yourself when, after a dozen tries, you still can't get it into first gear without burning the tires. Take a corner too fast, hit a bump, and simultaneously experience the performance with no stability control and scrape the perfectly flat, carbon-fiber bottom. Then, shift from 5th to 2nd instead of to 4th, and almost blow the engine. Finally, turn the key, and instead of the typical half-second when the engine calms down, there is nothing; the internals are so light that the crankshaft practically freezes in place.
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03-18-2004, 07:15 AM
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Tilted
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like for excample 0 - 60 the gt can do it in 3.4 seconds the 959 that was built is able to do 0-60 in 3.6 seconds. and that was in the 80's. so after almost 20 years of development you really don't get that much more. and the styling of the 959 was just amazing. like i said the gt is not very pretty. i like the front but the back looks not very nice. and i understand if people like the car just not my cup of tea! |
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03-18-2004, 01:37 PM
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Insane
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I figured you were just thinking 0-60 times when you made that comment. Firstly, 0-60 is hardly a true measure of any car's performance, especially a P-car. Second, when we're talking 0-60 in 3.x seconds, the biggest factor here is traction. It doesn't matter if it's 20 years later, you can only get so much power to the ground on street tires with a sports car suspension.
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03-18-2004, 08:44 PM
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Psycho
Location: In the garage, under the car.
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959:
Horizontally opposed 6 cylinder, 24-valve DOHC aluminum block and water-cooled heads Max boost pressure: 14.0 psi Horsepower: 450@6,500 rpm Power to weight ratio: 6.6 lbs per horsepower Compression ratio: 8.3:1 Cd: .31 Fuel system: Bosch Motronic Induction: Twin sequential turbocharging 0-60mph: 3.6 seconds (US version: 3.5s) 0-125: 12.7 Top Speed: 198++ mph Curb weight: 2,917 lbs Carrera GT: No. of cylinders 10 Displacement 5.7 liters Maximum power (SAE) 605 hp @ 8,000 rpm Maximum torque 435 lb-ft @ 5,750 rpm Maximum engine speed (revs) 8,400 rpm Compression ratio 12.0 : 1 Top track speed 205 mph (330 km/h) 0-60 mph 3.8 secs 0-124 mph 9.9 secs Unladen weight (DIN) 3,042 lbs (1,380 kg) You may argue that these aren't significant advances. That's fine, but the Carrera GT is street legal. The 959 wasn't in the U.S. |
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