The 4 year service schedule includes:

Diagnosis system: Read out fault memory
Change engine oil and oil filter
Change manual transmission oil and oil filter
Replace drive belt
Check valve clearance
Replace coolant regulator
Power-assisted steering: Check fluid level
Underside of vehicle and engine compartment: Visual inspection for leaks (oils and fluids)
and chafing (lines and hoses)
Underbody covers: Visual inspection for completeness, fastening and signs of damage
Coolant hoses: Check condition
Radiators and air inlets: Visual inspection for external debris and blockage
Coolant: Check level and antifreeze
Air cleaner housing: Visual inspection for contamination
Combination filter: Replace filter element
Fuel lines and connections: Visual inspection for damage and leaks
Wheel securing device: Check function
Wheel nuts: Visual inspection for wear
Parking brake: Check free play of the parking brake lever
Brake system: Visual inspection of the brake pads and brake discs for signs of wear
Brake hoses and lines: Visual inspection for damage, correct routing and corrosion
Brake fluid: Check level
Clutch: Check play or final position of pedal
Clutch plates: Check for signs of wear
Throttle actuation: Check smoothness of operation, full-throttle position with the tester
Steering gear: Visual inspection of the bellows for signs of damage
Tie rod ends: Check play and dust bellows
Axle joints: Check play; visual inspection of the dust bellows for signs of damage; check tightness of ball joints at the
front axle and screw connections on the suspensions at the front and rear
Drive shafts: Visual inspection of the boots for leaks and signs of damage
Exhaust system: Visual inspection for leaks and signs of damage, check mounts and heat shields
Vacuum units for exhaust flaps: Check function
Magnesium wheels: Visual inspection for damage
Tires: Check condition and tire pressure
Check door locks, lid locks and safety hook of the front lid to ensure that they are seated firmly and function properly
Roof panels: Check function
Rear wing drive: Check fluid level, operation and end position
Vehicle lights: Check operation
All headlights: Check setting
Horn: Check operation
Windshield wiper/washer, headlight washer: Check fluid level and nozzle settings,
make sure to check the antifreeze during winter months
Safety belts: Check operation and condition
Electrical equipment as well as indicator and warning lights: Check operation
During road or dynamometer test: Radio remote control, seats, brake pedal and parking brake
(also operating travel), engine, clutch, steering system, transmission, TC switch, rear wing, heating,
air-conditioning system and instruments: Check operation
Oils, fluids: Visual inspection for leaks
Replace tire sealant
Check batteries for tire pressure control system
Check airbag system
Mounts for assemblies: Visual inspection of all hydraulic mounts for damage

Optional:
Replace spark plugs
Air cleaner: Replace filter element

[via Left Lane Life]

Thanks for the tip, Eric!

By Porsche owners, the owners at that time driving a Porsche to drive in the fast-track driving, suddenly saw smoke out of the front cover of the engine, the car stops quickly and get off after a roadside view, then suddenly leapt up from the fire body , gas flame, nearly 5 meters high, not be able to control the fire too, from time to time, the tire explosion.

Track not far from the Rally Team FCACA quickly fire personnel, but the fire was too fierce fire fight when the whole cab was destroyed, but fortunately this is the only track on a car, did not result in major incidents.

Although the car next to an emergency fire-fighting personnel, but the fire but too fast and the ultimate Porsche only a hollow shell. However, the owner of the car is pointing at the car said, "can see a large fire."

[via BBS 163]

Teamspeed member, Peloton, took his $440,000 2005 Porsche Carrera GT in for its four year check up and was nice enough to share in the carnage. Just take a peak at the engineering techno-marvel, carbon fiber monocoque chassis and sub-frame as well as the super trick inboard coilover suspension set up and you'll immediately know why the CGT was (and is) so special.

The carbon fiber monocoque tub and related sub-frame were developments from the 911 GT1 motorsports program and helped pave the way for future exotics like the Enzo Ferrari. Besides the obvious racing-inspired technology, the chassis also benefited from the use of carbon fiber by being stronger, lighter and more safe; ultimately providing the driver with more direct chassis feedback and a more exciting driving experience.

Porsche engineers used a development of the 911 GT1 suspension system in creating the Carrera GT, giving split second response and confidence-inspiring behavior. The CGT utilizes pushrod suspension with double track control arms with coilovers operated by stainless steel pushrods and pivot levers, separating the suspension guidance from the spring action. This system is attached directly to the carbon fiber monocoque chassis for intensely detailed driver feedback. Negative acceleration is provided by the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) system with cross-drilled 14.96 inch discs at all four corners.

The engine is another technical marvel that's worth mentioning. Originally developed as a 5.5 liter by Porsche's racing division for a still-born Le Mans Prototype (LMP) program in 1999, it was shelved for a number of years to free up engineering resources to develop the Cayenne SUV. Once Porsche realized it had a stupendous engine just sitting around and with their new LMP program utilizing a 3.4 liter naturally aspirated V8, they decided to go full bore to create the Carrera GT. The original 5.5 liter V10 was put to use in the Carrera GT concept shown at the 2000 Geneva Motor Show, but the production version received a 68-degree V10 enlarged to 5.7 liters.

An interesting bit about the engine is that it's a functional load-bearing piece of the overall chassis structure and the block has been built so strong, that there is zero distortion to the cylinder bores. In order to keep the engine low in the chassis, Porsche engineers looked to keep the engine as short as possible and did so by eliminating cylinder liners, instead coating the cylinders with a nickel and silicon solution that improves the overall durability of the 8,000 rev per minute engine. Another thing Porsche's engineers applied; a dry-sump lubrication system, that helps improve overall engine height, weight and reliability. As with other modern Porsches, the Carrera GT is water cooled and features a motorsport-inspired closed-deck architecture allowing for the cylinders to be cooled by internal water chambers. These goodies, all combined, help the Carrera GT produce 605 horsepower at 8,000 rpm and peak torque or 435 lb-ft.

Helping transmit the German-bred horsepower to the ground is the first usage of the Porsche Ceramic Composite Clutch (PCCC), which we can see in a couple of the above images. The PCCC is a very compact unit, helping to keep the center of gravity low and also providing a positive effect on the engine's overall dynamics. Typically, the ceramic composite clutches used in motorsports have a relatively short life span, but the PCCC features a twin-plate dry clutch, carbon fiber and silicon carbide design, providing strength, lightness and an extended service life.

Sitting above all of the technical giz-bang wizardry is a ball-shaped birch/ash wood shift knob set there to remind Carrera GT drivers of the balsa wood shift knob that sat in the 1970 Le Mans-winning Porsche 917. Oh yeah, that's Bruce alright.

(If you've got a Supercar Teardown story you'd like to share, please email us at autoinsider@jalopnik.com and we might feature yours in an upcoming installment)

[via teamspeed, youtube]

Of course, no Gemballa Porsche would be complete without more power and a higher top speed. The Mirage boosts power from 612 to 670 HP, taking the top speed up to 208 MPH and the 0-60 time down from 3.5 to 3.2 seconds.

Few other specs of the car are currently known, but we'd expect a significant decrease in weight thanks to all the carbon. Or at least we would if we were going to open our wallets for one. [via WCF]

Here's what Autogespot knows:

One thing that is for certain is that the Carrera GT is totaled but we don't know the reason of the crash. It is probably a case of driving to fast, because with low speeds it's almost impossible to park a car this way. Maybe the Porsche hit the curb and got launched, but we will never know for sure. It is a shame, there aren't that many Carrera GTs and now another one of these beautiful cars is gone.

[via Autogespot]

For that kind of money, you could get a nice, honest MR2 Spyder...that hasn't been in an accident. Or if you really just want a cheap mid-engined Porsche, you could buy a decent first-generation Boxster. However, if you're dressing up as Anthony Hamilton for Halloween, well then this might just be the ticket after all. [ebay]

This is getting to be an epidemic here lately. First it was the flying M5, then it was a disintegrated SLR, followed closely by an upended M3. It's craziness. If you have a very nice, very fast car DO NOT GIVE THE KEYS TO YOUR DUMB KID. Given the baked-in stupidity of your average teen, mixed with the "Look how cool I am" braggadocio inherent in prom night, one would think this idea would have been self-evident to the Florida family who handed over the keys to little Timmy so he could impress his prom date. We have a secret for you, Timmy's dad: If you're loaded enough to have a Porsche Carrera GT, and Timmy can't seal the deal without driving it, little Timmy is a failure.

"lost control of the 205mph £330,000 ($643,600) supercar just after he left home with wife Linda yesterday."

It SPUN through 180 degrees and HURTLED backwards through a wooden fence and a thick hawthorn hedge before coming to rest in a children's playground.

One witness claimed Anthony...lost it as he showed off to onlookers by revving the engine of the Carrera GT - which can do 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds.

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