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    Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    Nice...just nice. :)
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    04/03/09

    @Jeb_Hoge: A new Camaro is just nice, this thing is fricking awesome!
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    Image of oneswellfoop oneswellfoop
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    Sooo, just to nitpick: There's no such thing as negative acceleration. Acceleration is defined as a change of speed in any direction. Moving forward is accelerating, slowing down is accelerating, that sort of thing.


    That being said...I want one. In my contemplations of what to do with the money when I win 100+ million in the lottery, I long ago decided that I'd buy a Carerra GT over a Lambo or a Ferarri. Normally I hate Porsche and the people that drive their cars, but this is enough to want to make me join the ranks of insecure douchebags as long as I can retain my large man jewels in the process.

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    04/03/09

    @oneswellfoop: Poster also used the term "more safe".


    Although there's very little about this twitchy supercar I'd call "safe".

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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    All that sexy carbon fiber.
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    Image of Bret Bret
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    What an extraordinary car, I love it. This product makes Porsche's use of annoyingly complex acronyms acceptable.


    I wish my car had Super High Impact Triangulation in the suspension, Fully Unitized Collapsible Kevlar seating, and and Complex Redundant Awful Pilot override.

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    "Ooooh.... silicon carbide..."


    *runs for towel*

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    Next week, they will be taking apart the Balsa shift knob. Watch as Porsche slowly and carefully dust off any imperfections. Be sure to catch it next week on HGTV.
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    His 4 year check-up, eh?
    I can't even fathom owning a vehicle where regularly scheduled maintenance is an exercise in a complete overhaul.
    That clutch is hard-core. Probably the only thing that won't have to be replaced by the time this thing gets to 50k, if it ever does.


    Auto-Insider, one of these days I'll get some pics and stories e-mailed to you of some sweet Ferrari tear-downs and re-builds. I have a friend that works for Bob Norwood Racing/T&T Motorsports in Texas. He would have no problem sharing them I just have to get him off his lazy ass to do so.

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    04/03/09

    @aSoundofSleep says don't drink and Jalop: My email is always open to such dirty things.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    After each of these supercar teardowns I feel like asking everyone, "Was it as good for you as it was for me?"
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    Gotta love the engine block!
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    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    04/03/09

    @Formerlythegreatestdriver: i can't believe the clutch is that small too on such a beastly engine.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/03/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: It's itty bitty so they could give it a ridiculously low center of gravity. They also assume that anyone who buys one actually knows how to drive properly, which is why they only come with a 6-speed manual and finicky clutch.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    hehe hehe you said monocoque...
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/03/09

    @Jo Schmo, Now with preview AND edit buttons: They should do a Mazda 787B teardown next. Oh aren't we a mature bunch.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    You guys officially just made my day and almost made up for that Bape post earlier. The Carrera GT is in my top three favorite cars of all time!
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    Awesome front suspension setup. A solid beam takes the hit, transfers it through a cam into a longitudinal coilover. I know that's similar to F1, but it's still cool to see on a street car.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    Simply amazing. I have always liked the Carrera GT. V10 power!
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/03/09

    @.357:Half Man-Half Amazing:Allow me to clarify why I like the Carrera.


    Dieser Porsche ist groß. Ich meine, sie anzuschauen. Er hat einen V-10, Porsche BADGE, alles, was Sie sich wünschen. Und da es in Deutschland, du weißt, es ist gut gemacht. Um zu sehen, diese Art von Auto auseinander genommen nur zeigt, wie ernst es die Deutschen die Autos. Nach all dies spreche Deutsch, ich bin hungrig. Wo ist die Weiner Schnitzel?

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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    04/03/09

    @.357:Half Man-Half Amazing: You did what with your schnitzel?
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/03/09

    @.357:Half Man-Half Amazing: LOL! "ich bin hungrig"???? wtf man.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/03/09

    @OldeEnglishD:Traslate: Where is the wiener schnitzel?
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/03/09

    @Leeeeena the Barkeep:Translate: I'm hungry. (I really am)
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/03/09

    @.357:Half Man-Half Amazing: Odd, I didn't even realize that was an acceptable way to say it. I've always said "ich habe hunger"
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/03/09

    @.357:Half Man-Half Amazing: I thought it was ich habe hungar?
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/03/09

    @Jo Schmo, Now with preview AND edit buttons: must. read. all. comments. first.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/03/09

    @.357:Half Man-Half Amazing: This car has always been a plus on Porsche for me. When all the Ferraris and Lamborghinis are messing with flappy-paddle nonsense, Porsche comes out with a car in which you can only get a big stonkin' wooden shiftknob. [adds stonkin' to Safari's spell checker]


    @Leeeeena the Barkeep: I have a feeling there might be a universal translator involved! I'm pretty sure, unless the Namibian German communities are doing something different, that it's "ich habe Hunger".

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/03/09

    @everyone: This is from my limited knowledge of German, and a bit of Google.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/03/09

    @A strolling player is: Gold Member!: Good call on the capitalization. I never formally studied German, just heard a lot of it, so my spelling and writing skills are atrocious.
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    Image of poodfoison poodfoison
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    For whatever reason, this makes me wonder: Do they crash-test half-a-million-dollar cars? That must suck.
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    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    04/03/09

    @poodfoison: yes they do. it's all in the name of getting them over here legally. They didn't do it with 959s so there are only a couple "grey-market" ones here for "display purposes".
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/03/09

    @poodfoison: Yes, they have to. However, consider that prototypes for even your mundane cars like the Focus, etc. can run in to several hundred thousand dollars.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    04/03/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: Several years ago, Bill Gates was spotted "displaying" his on 520 in the wee hours.
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    04/03/09

    @Alfisted: good for Bill. A call like that is meant to driven, not put in a museum.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    04/03/09

    In reply to Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
    Save the Carrera GT's!!!!!!


    Oh wait, it's supposed to look like that?

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