Talk:Porsche Carrera GT

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Famous owners list[edit]

There is a discussion of having a list like the one on this one deleted, well I am totally up for it. Well it currently under discussion here. Willirennen 20.51 2 December 2006

As with other supercar pages, this owners list has been vandalised before and also because it is unsourced, therefore at the end of this week, this famous owners list will be deleted. If there is any objections, feel free to discuss. Willirennen 17:51, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Technology[edit]

Removed this sentence: "The overall technological concept of the Carrera GT could be described as representing the absolute pinnacle of classic mechanical engineering, as opposed to other supercars like the Enzo Ferrari, which rely more heavily on the ever increasing influence of electronics and computers on the driving experience."

Sorry to annoy anyone who frequently edits this site, I just thought this was a bit speculative. Feel free to replace. --86.139.109.242 23:58, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Porsche GT1 Technology?[edit]

What about the Porsche GT1, though? (Yes, I know it's a rumour right now, but let's just speculate.) Do you think it'll be more influenced by electronics and modern technology? Or will is still be the "absolute pinnacle of classic mechanical engineering"? And is that necessarily a bad thing? I mean, everything has its advantages, but they also have there disadvantages, too, don't they? Hmm, how interesting... --RyanRainbowPorscheGuy, August 06, 2007 (ASU)

It does carry the racing pedigree of the GT1 but in its own way. U1Quattro (talk) 12:43, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

72 degree v10?[edit]

As if mechanically inclined are never gonna ask . there is ridiculous v10 and then there is one the correct angle of 72 degrees. Can anyone answer in the article? this isn't a dodge viper here!

Yes, the Porsche Carrera GT does in fact have a V10. You can easily find this information by searching Google. —Mr Grim Reaper (Talk | contribs), 01:25, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Retarded Jeremy Clarkson quote[edit]

The intro used to say "In Jeremy Clarkson's own words, 'Super Car Un-Plugged.'" Ok- A) who cares what Jeremy Clarkson says, he's one of the most biased car reviewers out there, and B) what the hell does "Super Car Un-Plugged" mean? I removed this quote as it doesn't have a clear meaning, and doesn't add anything to the article. Dont know how to sign edits ... 9:06, 27 July 2007

I would agree, Jeremy Clarkson's opinion about a vehicle is irrelevant outside of England. The guy is an absolute auto zionist, who claims cars built in England are far superior to anything made elsewhere. If you disagree, just take a look at the Clarkson's Top 100. While entertaining to watch, he's a novelty to the UK and not relevant to the rest of the world. Korismo 21:35, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

the rest of the world doesn't matter Jeremy Clarkson is God! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.107.190.44 (talk) 17:43, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ummm[edit]

it was "nominated fastest car of 2005"?Geoman888 (talk) 13:28, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

History of the name "Carrera"?[edit]

Does anyone know where the name Carrera came from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.123.133.47 (talk) 10:12, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911#911_Carrera_RS_.281973_and_1974.29 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.86.206.119 (talk) 19:17, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What I'm interested in is that I always used to think that Carrera referred to the 911, but then I saw this car. How does Porsche decide what cars are going to be called Carrera? Sbwoodside (talk) 01:48, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Carrera refers to the Carrera Panamericana, casually referred to as "the Great Mexican road race." It was held for several years in the 1950s and Porsche 550 Spyders did particularly well in it. Hence Porsche's adoption of the name, much like Dodge calling some of their cars Daytonas.173.62.15.245 (talk) 19:33, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Famous deaths[edit]

I suggest all sports car entries show a list of deaths connected with these cars. Otherwise the entire industry is biased towards hiding one of the massive causes of painful, agonising deaths in the history of humanity. Fast cars - superfluous and absolutely unnecessary. RIP Paul Walker. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.219.240.155 (talk) 06:26, 1 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just like the movies he's made should list all the people dying because they stupidly copied his behaviour? 91.195.79.7 (talk) 17:06, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia is not the place for this, and while it is sad that someone has died in the car, the notability factor as it relates to the car should be on his page, not here as this page is about the car itself.. --talk WPPilot 03:15, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

CNN reference[edit]

Here's a source of details that could be worth adding:

  • Yan, Holly; Savidge, Martin (December 3, 2013). "Porsche Carrera GT: 5 reasons the car Paul Walker died in is different". CNN. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

Since the article is currently semi-protected, here are some excerpts that if properly edited and located would be worth considering as an addition:

  • Todd Trimble, an exotic car mechanic in Las Vegas, said the Carrera GT is a "very hard car to drive... It's [a] pure racer's car. You really need to know what you're doing when you drive them. And a lot of people are learning the hard way."
  • The Carrera GT is also unusual because it has no electronic stability control.

The CNN ref can also be cited as a confirming ref as to how many were produced. 67.100.127.160 (talk) 20:27, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As per above, Wikipedia is not the place for this, and while it is sad that someone has died in the car, the notability factor as it relates to the car should be on his page, not here as this page is about the car itself.. --WPPilot talk 03:15, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
First I'd argue that Paul Walker's death should be mentioned since that's one of the most notable facts about the car and is one of the main reasons people know about it. For comparison the largest section in Porsche 550 Spyder is about James Dean. Second, contrary to your statement two of the proposed additions are about the car and talk about the car's driveability and safety. The fact that the car is incredibly difficult to drive is a very important fact that would probably be both interesting and potentially quite important to users who might have an opportunity to drive one. Right now the article reads more like a press release. Aluchko (talk) 09:47, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject." that is the second sentence at the top of this page. That being said it is a matter of notability: the Wikipedia guidelines, as noted in the top of the page does not really take into account the fact that someone notable died in a vehicle. I have driven this car as well, my father owned one. The fact that a third party was driving a car that a notable passenger died in does not really meet the threshold required to make this notation on this page. If it did, then any person, of notability that has died in a car, plane, boat or so on, would be listed in that vehicles/watercraft/aircraft's page, not really practical as you can see. Jay Lenno has/had a GT, he crashed it but you do not see that mentioned. James Dean was in fact the driver of the car that he died in, the page on the car he was driving hardly mentions it, yet the page on him, does in great detail. For continuity we need to make sure that refs are properly sourced and linked in the story. If CNN has a published story about the cars handling that it can be used. Sadly, it was the driver of this car that was responsible for Paul Walker's death, not the car. He was a professional driver at that. Had he been driving rationally, this would have not happened. WPPilot 17:13, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject" I don't believe that's been violated, the discussion has been the content of the article. As for notability, I was mistaken in the degree to which the Spider page mentioned James Dean's death, I'm not highly versed in wikipedia guidelines but a notable person dying in a vehicle where a primary characteristic of the vehicle was a factor (the GT being a difficult to handle sportscar) does seem relevant. To be clear a reference where the subject is the safety of the car would be acceptable, and but not a reference where the subject is the handling of the car from the perspective of Paul Walker's death? Aluchko (talk) 05:04, 14 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It would require a published professional report, that can be linked in the story to something that supports your perspective. I do not think that the police think it was a handling issue, it had more to do with the driver doing 130 on a 45mph street. The fact that this car does not come equipped with traction control does not help the driver limit the speed. The police will not have a accident report to make public for 90 days. The driver that was at the controls, was a professional and should have known the cars driving quirks when he took the wheel. Once again, the details are well placed on HIS page, but for the story about the car to include who died in it as a passenger would set a standard that would not be practical, as mentioned before you would then have to apply this logic to all things that have had famous people die as passengers in them. Airplanes are hard to handle, shall we publish the lists of all those that were killed as passengers too? WPPilot 14:57, 14 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
When you drinking with speed of 160 km on top of the hill , the car left up and going off the ground , Roger Rodas landed a second later on a cat's eye retroreflective safety device . Then the front suspension broken. 2A02:A460:3E5B:1:B81C:8215:8FE5:D1DD (talk) 20:28, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Porsche Carrera GT's predecessor[edit]

The Porsche 911 GT1 was not developed as a successor to the Porsche 959. It succeeded the Porsche 962 and doesn't hold any further successor due to Porsche pulling out of GT1 class racing. In the light of the above facts, the GT1 isn't the Carrera GT's predecessor. U1Quattro (talk) 12:55, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The legend of the beech-wooden gear knob[edit]

Unbelievable how long this joke entry survives in the article. And no one notices. --91.47.20.137 (talk) 07:45, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that I don't have the sophisticated sense of humor required to get this joke, but I took out the whole thing about the shift knob. Larry Hockett (Talk) 08:04, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Also a solution (especially when there's lack of humor). --91.47.20.137 (talk) 10:57, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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