tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31487799787756634922024-02-08T02:43:17.921-08:00porschebuitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988311537029905358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148779978775663492.post-52005529961736208542010-02-20T23:55:00.001-08:002010-02-20T23:55:48.663-08:00Porsche 64Many consider the Porsche 64 (also known as the VW Aerocoupe,<br />Type 64 and Type 64K10) as being the first automobile by<br />Porsche. It was built mainly from parts from the Model 64 VW<br />Beetle and there comes the model number. Its flat-four engine<br />produced 50 bhp and gave a top speed of 160 km/h.<br /><br />Porsche Burro designed the body after wind tunnel tests made<br />for the Type 114, a V10 sports car that was never produced.<br />Dr. Porsche wanted to enter the car in the 1939 Berlin-Rome<br />race. The bodywork company Reutter built three cars in<br />shaped aluminium. Out of the three, one was crashed in the<br />early World War II by a Kraft durch Freude (Volkswagen)<br />bureaucrat. The two remaining were used by the Porsche<br />family. Later on, they put one of them in the storage and used<br />only one. In May 1945 American troops discovered the one<br />put in storage, cut the roof off and used it for joyriding for a few<br />weeks until the engine gave up and it was scrapped. Pinin<br />Farina restored the remaining Porsche 64 in 1947, as it was<br />owned and driven by Ferry Porsche. In 1949, the Austrian racer<br />Otto Matte bought it and won the Alpine Rally in 1950 in it.buitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988311537029905358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148779978775663492.post-4178593742803040252010-01-03T00:09:00.001-08:002010-01-03T00:09:56.941-08:002005 Porsche Carrera GTUnofficially, the Porsche Carrera GT is a racecar, a racecar<br />built for the street. What makes it a racecar is not<br />necessarily the huge power produced by its V10 engine<br />or the carbon fiber construction that keeps everything very<br />lightweight – although these features surely make it a fast<br />car. It’s more the sum of its parts that make this car worth<br />every bit of its $440,000 price tag.<br /><br />The Porsche Carrera GT was introduced as a 2004 model<br />and until 2005 there were already a few changes in order<br />to make the Carrera GT the new Porsche super car. These were<br />minor updates in order to make it a little more street friendly.<br />Between the supplemental bar hoops is now mounted a glass<br />screen. The seats height is adjusted along with the additional<br />bolstering in the thigh area. The Carrera GT is easy recognizable,<br />as it’s a low, sleek, lightweight roadster, very beautiful on the<br />outside as it is on the inside. Two removable panels that can<br />be stored in the front trunk make the foul weather protection<br />available.<br /><br />The car has unique features, among which are: 5.7 liter, 605<br />horsepower V10 engine, monocoque chassis with<br />Porsche-patented engine and transmission mounts made of<br />carbon-reinforced plastic and the first use of a ceramic<br />composite clutch in a production car. A very important aspect<br />is that The Carrera is safe and stable at speeds up to 205 mph,<br />thanks to its aerodynamic and race-bred suspension package.<br /><br />The design of the suspension is so sophisticated that the<br />shape of its components improves the Carrera GT`s aerodynamics.<br />The designers used lightweight materials such as magnesium<br />for the car’s substantial wheels and the frames of its special sport<br />seats, the result being a faster and safer car. To prove so, The<br />Carrera GT accelerates from a standing start to 62 mph (100km/h)<br />in only 3.9 seconds reaches 100 mph (160 km/h) in less than seven<br />seconds, 125 mph (200 km/h) in less than 10 seconds, and can<br />achieve a top test-track speed of 205 mph (330 km/h).<br /><br />What makes this car have these impressive results is it’s 5.5<br />liter, normally aspirated V10 engine for racing created in the<br />development center in Weissach, Germany. That engine’s bores<br />have been enlarged to displace 5.7 liters in the Carrera GT. It has<br />a very low center of gravity, a 68-degree V angle and four<br />valves-per-cylinder heads. Since the block, crankshaft and<br />camshafts are all made of light alloys, the engine weights<br />only 472 pounds (214 kg).<br /><br />To stop this “monster” Porsche`s team used a high-tech<br />braking system. Developed for demanding motorsports<br />applications, ceramic brakes are the first to work for on-road use.<br />The massive 15 inch ventilated discs and six-piston calipers have<br />the amazing capacity of bringing the car to a sure and safe stop,<br />matched only by the stunning acceleration of Carrera GT.<br /><br />Porsche Carrera GT is definitely a exotic appearance, a<br />car that can do it all: fascinate you with its good looks, astound<br /> you with its performance and abilities on the race track.buitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988311537029905358noreply@blogger.com0