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Old 04-24-09, 09:55 PM
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GT3 = pure. The Carrera GT is a GT car , not a track car
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i'd love to know how fast an F-1 car could do the ring.

i wonder what the limiting factors are on these 'regular' cars like 911, GT-R, ZR1, etc. is it just power to weight ratio, cornering traction, aerodynamics?

i would imagine the AWD on the GT-R gives it an edge over a GT3?
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oh and i gotta mention - look at the wheel fitment on that red GT3 - just PERFECT!
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Old 04-25-09, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by KILLERGS4
this car is AWESOME, why does the Sedan and SUV suck so much...
Because they are fake. The fake styling of the front engine SUV and the front engine sedan pretends to look like a rear/mid-engined Porsche. The 911 and Boxster styling is honest and is dictated by the layout of the machinery.
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
GT3 = pure. The Carrera GT is a GT car , not a track car
What is the difference between a "GT" car and a track car?

Unless you mean Grand Tourer which CGT is not, CGT is derived from the Porsche's GT1 track car (I think) from events such as the Le Mans series. The Lambo Murc also belongs in this GT class and I don't see what about it makes it "unpure"
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
GT3 = pure. The Carrera GT is a GT car , not a track car
The carrera GT is a detuned race car, Porsche uses GT to signify it's highest performance street legal cars. The Carrera GT clutch invented by Porsche & patented is extremly difficult to startoff from a stop & definetly not designed for casual motoring
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