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The Porsche Carrera GT (Project Code 980) is a mid-engine [4] sports car that was manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Porsche from 2004 [5] to 2006. Sports Car International named the Carrera GT number one on its list of Top Sports Cars of the 2000s , and number eight on its Top Sports Cars of All Time list.
Carrera-Bahn, 1:24 scale, in 2005 Carrera model of an Audi R8R. Carrera is a slot car brand introduced in the early 1960s by Josef Neuhierl GmbH & Co. KG based in the Franconian town of Fürth, Germany. The name Carrera was inspired by the Porsche Carrera models which took their name from the Carrera Panamericana road race.
The Carrera S model is capable of accelerating from 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) in 4.7 seconds and can reach a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph), while the base Carrera model can accelerate from 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) in 4.8 seconds, and can attain a top speed of 290 km/h (180 mph).
In September 2015, Porsche introduced the second generation of 991 Carrera models at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Both Carrera and Carrera S models break with previous tradition by featuring a 3.0-litre turbocharged 6-cylinder boxer engine, marking the first time that a forced induction engine has been fitted to the base models within the 911 range.
The Carrera Panamericana was a border-to-border sedan (stock and touring and sports car) rally racing event on open roads in Mexico similar to the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio in Italy. Running for five consecutive years from 1950 to 1954, it was widely held by contemporaries to be the most dangerous race of any type in the world. [ 1 ]
Introduced in 2007, the Mirage GT is a mid-engine sports car produced by Gemballa and based on the Porsche Carrera GT.Rumors suggested that when the car was produced it would have upwards of 800 horsepower (600 kW); however, the Mirage GT's only performance modification is a quad pipe stainless steel exhaust system which boosts power to 645 hp (481 kW), 40 hp more than the stock Carrera GT.
The Nikki Catsouras photographs controversy concerns the leaked photographs of Nicole "Nikki" Catsouras (March 4, 1988 – October 31, 2006), who died at the age of 18 in a high-speed car crash in Lake Forest, California, after losing control of her father's Porsche 911 Carrera and colliding with a tollbooth.
Asia Carrera was born Jessica Steinhauser [4] [5] in New York City to a German mother and Japanese father, [6] the oldest of four siblings. [7] She was raised in Little Silver, New Jersey, and attended Red Bank Regional High School.