The Porsche Carrera GT is, like it's rival, the Ferrari Enzo, an ultra premium sportscars with only 1,200 models made, because sexiness occasionally needs a limit.
In June 1998, the designers went with the idea of an open top Le Mans Prototype race car designed specifically for the Le Mans 24 Hours, which they won in that year. Due to a combination of rising costs and the FIA and ACO changing the seemingly never perfect rules, they scrapped the project. Instead they turned their attention to the Cayenne SUV and this, giving the suprising intrest when it was shown at the 2000 Geneva Motorshow.
The 5.7 liter V10, derived from racing, produces 605 BHP/8000 rpm and 60.17 kgfm/5750 rpm, which is then transferred to the ground through the Porsche Ceramic Composite Clutch (or PCCC).
As a result of these things, along with it's 3,043 pounds (1,380 kg) weight, the car will do 0-60mph in 3.8 seconds and race itself up to 205 miles per hour, and, being a Porsche, its cornering speeds are next to unmatched.
Instantly recognisable as a Porsche, and as quick as the Enzo Ferrari, the Carrera GT is the ultimate Porsche and one that will be an especially popular car to it's fan throughout the years.
The Porsche 918 Spyder is the first flagship Porsche since the Carrera GT and also the first ever electric car to be ever considered fun.
When this car was shown at the 2010 Geneva Motorshow, for many, it left an astonishing mark on themselves, and was the star of the show. With the body size of 177 inches, 76 inches in height, and the outright beautiful body, designed by none other than Michael Mauer, its small wonder it got that honour. The real reason it got the award though, was that it used litium ion batteries, situated just behind the passenger seat with two additional electric motors on the front wheels and the third situated at the transmission, giving it additional power to the rear. As a result, the 4.6 litre V8, combined with the 3 electric motors, develop not just fantastic fuel economy at 62 miles per gallon, but when you want hell to break loose, 718 horsepower.
Though it's an odd duck in the Porsche range, the 918 Spyder should be yet another classic and one that will provide excellent fuel economy while giving you real world fun and games.
