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Information on the Porsche Carrera GT
The Porsche Carrera GT
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Bodyshell: | Open sports car, engine in midship arrangement, two-seater, carbon-fibre chassis, driver and passenger airbags, side airbags, luggage compartment at the front, fuel tank behind passenger cell, retracting rear wing. |
| Engine design: | V10 normal-aspiration engine with a cylinder angle of 68í, closed-deck light-alloy crankcase with Nikasil liners, light-alloy cylinder heads with four valves per cylinder, four overhead camshafts, camshaft management, titanium conrods, dry sump lubrication, oil tank in the gearbox housing. Capacity: 5500 cc Engine output: 410 kW (558 bhp) Max torque: 600 Nm (442 lb-ft) Max engine speed: 8200 rpm |
| Power transmission: | Rear-wheel drive, three-plate carbon clutch, manual six-speed gearbox, engine oil tank integrated in the gearbox housing, dual propeller shafts, traction control. |
| Chassis & suspension: | Double wishbone front axle, power-assisted rack-and-piston steering, steering wheel adjustable for reach, double wishbone rear axle, spring/ damper unit operated by push rods, anti-roll bar pivoting on gearbox housing, one cylindrical coil spring per wheel with coaxially arranged, integrated gas pressure damper. |
| Brakes: | Twin-circuit ABS brake system, 8-piston aluminium monobloc brake callipers on the front axle, four-piston aluminium monobloc brake callipers on the rear axle, Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB): ceramic composite brake discs with involute cooling ducts, 380 mm (14.96Ë) disc dia (front and rear). |
| Wheels and tyres: | Forged light-alloy wheels with central bolt, tyre dimensions: front 265/30 R 19 rear 335/30 R 20 |
| Weight: | DIN, unladen (without driver) 1250 kg |
| Dimensions: | Length 4556 mm Width (without mirrors) 1915 mm Height 1192 mm Wheelbase 2700 mm Track, front 1620 mm Track, rear 1570 mm Tank capacity 90 litres |
| Performance: | Top speed 330 km/h plus Acceleration: 0-100 km/h less than 4 sec Acceleration:0-200 km/h less than 10 sec |