Vehicle Description
2004 Porsche Carrera GT
VIN: WP0CA29844L001171
This rare, Seal Grey Metallic Carrera GT was produced on September
28, 2004, and was delivered to its first owner in Virginia on
November 4, 2004. The $442,900 car would stay in it original owners
hands until July 2007, when it would move into the possession of a
collector in Ontario, Canada.
The Carrera GT was fully serviced in 2014 to the tune of $16,000,
which included a 4-year service, valve adjustment, new main rear
engine seal, input shaft seal, abs actuator, 4 new tires, coils,
plugs, belts, filters, fluids, and battery. The clutch was
inspected, and found to be within factory tolerances.
Since arriving at Canepa this Porsche supercar has been expertly
examined both mechanically and cosmetically. Every effort has been
made to ensure that this carbon fiber masterpiece presents and
performs in as-new condition. We have painted the factory wheels
black, which brings real menace to look of this amazing car. They
can easily be returned to factory silver if wished by the next
owner.
Porsche Options
501 Car Cover
572 Manual air conditioning
690 Porsche Online Pro CD Radio
DZ All leather seats - Dark Grey
Y1 Seal Grey Metallic Top
About the Carrera GT:
5.7 liter normally aspirated V10 engine
612 horsepower
435 lb/ft of torque
6-speed manual transmission
0-60 mph: 3.5 seconds
0-100 mph: 6.8 seconds
Top Speed: 205 mph
The development of the Carrera GT can be traced back to the 911 GT1
and LMP1-98 racing cars. Due in part to the FIA and ACO rule
changes in 1998, both designs had ended. Porsche at the time had
planned on a new Le Mans prototype for 1999. The car was initially
intended to use a turbocharged flat-6, but was later redesigned to
use a new V10 engine. The V10 was a unit secretly built by Porsche
for the Footwork Formula One team in 1992, but later shelved. The
engine was resurrected for the Le Mans prototype and increased in
size to 5.7 liters. The project was canceled in mid-1999, mostly
due to Porsche's wish to build the Cayenne SUV with involvement
from Volkswagen and Audi, thus requiring engineering expertise to
be pulled from the motorsports division.
Porsche did keep part of the project alive by using the 5.5 L V10
from the prototype in a concept car shown at the 2000 Paris Motor
Show, mainly in an attempt to draw attention to their display.
Surprising interest in the vehicle, and an influx of revenue
provided from the Cayenne helped Porsche decide to produce the car,
and development started on a road-legal version that would be
produced in small numbers at Porsche's new manufacturing facility
in Leipzig. Porsche started a production run of Carrera GTs in
2004, shipping the units with an MSRP of US $448,000. The first
Carrera GT went on sale in the United States on January 31,
2004.
Originally a production run of 1,500 cars was planned. However,
Porsche announced in August 2005 that it would not continue
production of the Carrera GT through to 2006, citing
discontinuation was due to changing airbag regulations in the
United States. As of May 6, 2006, 1,270 GT's had been manufactured,
with 604 being sold in the United States.