The Carrera GT is a road car from Porsche, with rear wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a 2 door roadster body style.
It forms part of Porsche's 980 series.
It is powered by a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 68 degree V 10 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 603 bhp (611 PS/450 kW) of power at 8000 rpm, and maximum torque of 590 N·m (435 lb·ft/60.2 kgm). It features dry sump-type lubrication.
A 6 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1380 kg.
The Porsche Carrera GT is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 330 km/h (205 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 429.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2730 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1612 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Length | 4610 mm | 181.5 inches | |
| Width | 1920 mm | 75.6 inches | |
| Height | 1160 mm | 45.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1380 kg | 3042 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 92 litres | 20.2 [24.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.396 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.94 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.77 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | 980.01 | ||
| Cylinders | V 10 in 68° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98 × 76 mm
3.86 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 40 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 611 PS (603 bhp) (450 kW) at 8000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 590 Nm (435 ft·lb) (60.2 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 78.4 kW/litre 106.6 ps/litre 105.2 bhp/litre 1.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.91 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic ME 7.1.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1293.2 kPa (187.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 8400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 6 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 573.3 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 7.4 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 11.6 s
@ 129 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 330 km/h (205 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 443.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.44 PS/kg 325.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.33 kW/kg 436.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.44 bhp/kg 0.2 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.07 kg/kW 5.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 429.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9.5J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 12.5J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 335/30 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 105677 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | 980 | ||
| RAC rating | 59.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Porsche Carrera GT added 2003-02-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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