2004 Porsche Carrera GT Coupe

The Porsche Carrera GT came equipped with a 5.7-liter V-10 engine with 40 valves and developed 605 horsepower at 8,000 rpm and 435 foot-pounds of torque at 5,750 rpm with advanced Bosch electronic fuel injection and ignition management. The engine was backed by a six-speed manual transaxle with a limited-slip. The dry-sump lubrication ensured the car's center of gravity was as low as possible, and both the flywheel and multi-disc carbon-ceramic clutch were barely 6.5 inches in diameter.

Stopping power was handled by ventilated and cross-drilled carbon-ceramic disc brakes were managed by multi-piston rear light-alloy calipers fitted behind forged magnesium-alloy center-lock road wheels, 19 × 9.5 inches in diameter in front, and 20 × 12.5 inches in the rear. The suspension was stat-of-the-art and based on the company's racing pedigree, with upper and lower stainless-steel wishbones and inboard-mounted, rocker-arm-operated coil-over shock absorbers at all four corners.

The Carrera GT had a monocoque cabin and engine support unit of CFP (carbon fiber/reinforced plastic) with steel bracing around the windshield and passenger compartment. Construction of the chassis was handled by Italian aerospace component maker ATR Composites.

Porsche announced it would produce 1,500 examples with delivery beginning in 2004. U.S. dealers were allocated a single unit each. The Achilles Heel, like so many other supercars, was the recession in which it was introduced, and just 1,270 examples were sold worldwide before production ended in May 2006. Some 644 Carrera GTs went to American buyers.

This particular example is finished in its original Silver Metallic, optional black leather interior, and full factory equipment. It left the factory on May 1st of 2004 and was delivered to Suncoast Porsche-Audi in Sarasota, Florida. Its MSRP was listed as $442,900 and was sold to its first owner that October. Since that time it has been owned by several enthusiasts but has only recorded 766 miles from new.

This Carrera GT was most recently served in October of 2019 with the work including an oil change, brake fluid flush, replacement of the front hood shocks, mount and balance of four new tires, and a clutch wear measurement of 30.5 mm.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2020