RE: Spotted: Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion

[epom]

Isnt that just fantastic? God be with the days when they had to build these

[johnycarrera]

Much prefer the 1996 version

Lol

[J BIRD RACING]

What is not to like! One important statistic missing from the equation is curb weight. While those are great HP/torque figures they are not over the top for a Porsche, yet impressive with only a 3.2 L engine.

[Ian974]

I really like the OTT GT1 road cars, it's about as far as homologation specials go. I think its the fact that the manufacturers ended up building what are effectively pretty useless roadcars in order to have the best possible racecar.
It's the same with a lot of the group B rally cars, none of them were built with any consideration to being a practical, or even useable road car, they are only built to be as fast as possible.

[DonkeyApple]

BelfastBoy said:

+1! Equally rare, expensive, impractical, but so much better looking and sounding.

Isn't that the one with the shocking minicab interior?

If so then it's one to have your neighbour own so you get to see the best of it.

[Mastodon2]

I absolutely love this car, but I have to admit, I'd rather have a Schuppan 962 and then a CLK GTR before one of these.

[BelfastBoy]

DonkeyApple said:

Isn't that the one with the shocking minicab interior?

If so then it's one to have your neighbour own so you get to see the best of it.

I meant that the CLK GTR's exterior looks far better than the Porsche's. For what it's worth, the CLK's interior just looks like standard 90s Merc to me. Like most things at this level, it really comes down to the personal taste limitations of the owner.

[tommy vercetti]

melvster said:

Incredible car, if i was in the position to buy such a car, i think this would be my choice.




http://www.anamera.com/en/detail/car/183093/index....

+1

[SAndals]

BelfastBoy said:

I meant that the CLK GTR's exterior looks far better than the Porsche's. For what it's worth, the CLK's interior just looks like standard 90s Merc to me. Like most things at this level, it really comes down to the personal taste limitations of the owner.

Not sure those cills are wide enough...

[RudeDog]

johnycarrera said:

Much prefer the 1996 version

Lol

+1

The 993 derived look was much better than the 996 version (I know that it actually had very little to do with those cars)

[RudeDog]

I always remember these cars for this:

Porsche 911 GT1

Mercedes Benz CLK GTR

[pSyCoSiS]

Nice car, but I agree with a few comments on here: I would have the CLK GTR.

Just for that engine bay alone!

[moreflaps]

Expensive alternative to a much better car which it seems to be trying to copy (given the limited styling ability of Porky designers), the Maserati MC12

IMHO as usual.

Cheers

[chevronb37]

moreflaps said:

Expensive alternative to a much better car which it seems to be trying to copy (given the limited styling ability of Porky designers), the Maserati MC12

IMHO as usual.

Cheers

The MC12 came 8 years later though!

[Oddball RS]

moreflaps said:

Expensive alternative to a much better car which it seems to be trying to copy (given the limited styling ability of Porky designers), the Maserati MC12

IMHO as usual.

Cheers

Eh?

[BelfastBoy]

SAndals said:

Not sure those cills are wide enough...

There's storage lockers in there somewhere, I believe. Like a lot of supercars (am thinking McLaren F1 in particular), there's probably no easy or dignified way of getting in and out of your CLK GTR!

[Jandywa]

Anyone for a Lister Storm?

[WCZ]

RudeDog said:

I always remember these cars for this:

Porsche 911 GT1

Mercedes Benz CLK GTR

fking hell, lack of downforce!?

[F1GTRUeno]

moreflaps said:

Expensive alternative to a much better car which it seems to be trying to copy (given the limited styling ability of Porky designers), the Maserati MC12

Well this was a stupid comment.

[RudeDog]

F1GTRUeno said:

moreflaps said:

Expensive alternative to a much better car which it seems to be trying to copy (given the limited styling ability of Porky designers), the Maserati MC12

Well this was a stupid comment.

I don't think it was that stupid but I think it copied more from the Bugatti Veyron and the McLaren MC12-4C. Definitely.... Don't you agree?