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Why not hire a sports car like the Porsche Carrera

Unofficially, the Porsche Carrera GT is a racecar, a racecar built for the street. What makes it a racecar is not  necessarily the huge power produced by its V10 engine  or the carbon fiber construction that keeps everything very  lightweight – although these features surely make it a fast  car. It’s more the sum of its parts that make this car worth  every bit of its $440,000 price tag.

The Porsche Carrera GT was introduced as a 2004 model  and until 2005 there were already a few changes in order  to make the Carrera GT the new Porsche super car. These were  minor updates in order to make it a little more street friendly.  Between the supplemental bar hoops is now mounted a glass  screen. The seats height is adjusted along with the additional  bolstering in the thigh area. The Carrera GT is easy recognizable,  as it’s a low, sleek, lightweight roadster, very beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside. Two removable panels that can be stored in the front trunk make the foul weather protection  available.

The car has unique features, among which are: 5.7 liter, 605  horsepower V10 engine, monocoque chassis with  Porsche-patented engine and transmission mounts made of  carbon-reinforced plastic and the first use of a ceramic  composite clutch in a production car. A very important aspect  is that The Carrera is safe and stable at speeds up to 205 mph,  thanks to its aerodynamic and race-bred suspension package.

The design of the suspension is so sophisticated that the  shape of its components improves the Carrera GT`s aerodynamics. The designers used lightweight materials such as magnesium  for the car’s substantial wheels and the frames of its special sport  seats, the result being a faster and safer car. To prove so, The  Carrera GT accelerates from a standing start to 62 mph (100km/h)  in only 3.9 seconds reaches 100 mph (160 km/h) in less than seven  seconds, 125 mph (200 km/h) in less than 10 seconds, and can  achieve a top test-track speed of 205 mph (330 km/h).

What makes this car have these impressive results is it’s 5.5  liter, normally aspirated V10 engine for racing created in the  development center in Weissach, Germany. That engine’s bores  have been enlarged to displace 5.7 liters in the Carrera GT. It has  a very low center of gravity, a 68-degree V angle and four  valves-per-cylinder heads. Since the block, crankshaft and  camshafts are all made of light alloys, the engine weights  only 472 pounds (214 kg).

To stop this “monster” Porsche's team used a high-tech braking system. Developed for demanding motorsports  applications, ceramic brakes are the first to work for on-road use. The massive 15 inch ventilated discs and six-piston calipers have the amazing capacity of bringing the car to a sure and safe stop, matched only by the stunning acceleration of Carrera GT.  Porsche Carrera GT is definitely a exotic appearance, a  car that can do it all: fascinate you with its good looks, astound you with its performance and abilities on the race track.

This sports car would make a great rental car or hire car!