Amirul
Resident Journalist
The Porsche Carrera GT was produced during the peak of the supercar era – in the mid 2000s - in terms of engine capacity and unrestricted performance, as opposed to today’s performance output that is limited due to environmental-related concerns.
Within the same period, circa 2004 to 2007, other marques showcased their versions of the pinnacle of technology at the time, from Ferrari's Enzo and Pagani's Zonda to the Merc's SLR McLaren. Despite being released at almost the same year and while sharing similar target audiences, all of those supercars are totally different animals.
As the SLR McLaren is made a mid-front-engined with its long bonnet, while the Enzo featured super-quick sequential gearbox inspired from their Grand Prix car. The Carrera GT on the other hand is much simpler, acting more like an analog car. It gets the traditional 3-pedals and a H-pattern 6-speed manual gearbox and then powered by a 5.7-litre V10 engine from an aborted race car program.
Dickie Meaden of Evo Magazine recently drove the Carrera GT, in which is a test unit that will be auctioned. Detail wise, I personally adore the retractable rear wing and the beechwood gearknob (available on first year of production) which pays tribute to the wooden gearknob used in the Porsche 917 LeMans race car.
Above all, it’s the noise. The CGT sounds like no other; with sky-high-revving engine and the way the rev drops during each upshift sounds like it has a very lightweight flywheel.
Head on to the video to see how the breathtaking car drives and ages after more than 10 years.
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