The manufacture of the most successful super car in history came to an end on Saturday 6th May, 2006, when the final Carrera GT rolled out of the Porsche production facility in Leipzig, Germany.

Porsche’s V10 powered super car sold in unprecedented numbers. More than 1,270 Carrera GTs were sold since its introduction in late 2003, although the left-hand drive only machine could not be driven on Australian roads.

This figure represents a greater number than the total production of the McLaren F1, Ferrari Enzo and Pagani Zonda models combined.

Powered by a 5.7-litre naturally aspirated V10 engine developing 450 kW at 8,000 rpm and 590 Nm, the exotic roadster can sprint to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds on its way to a top speed in excess of 300 km/h.

The Carrera GT is a storied member in a line of limited edition super cars, a lineage born from Porsche’s experience at the highest levels of world-class endurance racing, although in this case the Carrera GT was a street-only machine.

In its brief production run, and befitting its ethereal performance, the award-winning Carrera GT was named “Best Dream Car 2004” by Road & Track magazine, and “Best Dream Machine” by the MotorWeek television programme in 2005. “The Carrera GT is the best motivation to get rich that we’ve ever driven,” said MotorWeek host John Davis.

The Carrera GT’s wide use of cutting-edge materials prompted Popular Science magazine in 2003 to name the exotic machine the “Best of What’s New” for its advanced technology and chassis development.

Despite the other worldly performance, the Carrera GT is still one of few super cars that can be driven every day.

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