2004 Porsche Carrera GT Coupe

Based upon a Le Mans Porsche project, only 1,270 were built in total. Based upon a V10 engine, the street version generated over 600 horsepower and is considered by most publications to be in the top 10 of the greatest automobiles ever built.

The 5,733 dual overhead cam 40-valve V10 engine had Bosch Electronic Fuel Injection and produced 612 horsepower at 8,000 RPM. There was a six-speed manual transaxle, an independent suspension, and four-wheel ventilated disc brakes.

The name 'Carrera' has adorned Porsches since the mid-1950s - a word that was originally used to celebrate the German manufacturer's triumph in the 1954 Carrera Panamericana in Mexico. The 'GT' appellation was attached to 'Carrera' in 2004, signaling a return to its competition roots. Known as 'Project Code 80', the supercar program began following Porsche's Le Mans win with the 911 GT1 in 1998. A concept car designed by American Grant Larson arrived in 2000 on the Stuttgart manufacturer's stand at the Paris Motor Show. A positive reception convinced Porsche to commence the development of a version suitable for production. The road-going production Carrera GT went on sale in 2004 and looked remarkably similar to the 2000 Paris Show car yet was subtly different in countless ways. Perhaps the most obvious difference was the GT's roof, a feature lacking on the open prototype, which consisted of two parts that could be removed for stowage in the front luggage compartment.

The Carrera GT was available in five different factory colors: Guards Red, Fayence Yellow, GT Silver, Seal Grey and Basalt Black. The seats were built of leather-trimmed carbon fiber, and the gear lever knob was made of wood.

When production ceased in 2007, only 1,207 had been completed, with just 644 of them specified for the US market.