Each month, Panorama magazine brings you the best from the world
of Porsche. Races, vintage car shows, technical articles, we cover
it all!
At Panorama, we never have room for all the pictures we'd like
to
share with our readers. Here are some photos that just wouldn't
fit
into the magazine this month.
In the November Panorama we present the new Porsche super car
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the Carrera GT. Leonard Turner brings you the following photographs
from Brandenburg Forest. Here are a few of the photos that didn't
make it into the magazine.
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The wire mesh engine cover is raised to provide excellent
access to the 612 horsepower, narrow angle V10.
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Other supercars are likely to only see this view
of the Carrera GT and then only briefly.
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The narrow center console houses the high-mounted
shift lever and a few switches; the overlapping
instruments follow current Porsche practice in the
cockpit.
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The 5.7-liter V10 is mounted in a mid-engine
configuration less than four inches above the body
pan.
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Motorsports director Herbert Ampferer reveals the
complex internals of the gas tank, positioned in
the car between the engine and the firewall.
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Tiny 6.5-inch clutch allows the very
low center of gravity of the Carrera GT. Though
small, it handles the 435 lb-ft of torque with authority.
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Space is at a premium in Porsche's supercar. This
tiny compartment in the door is evidence of maximum
use of storage possibilities.
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Journalists had the opportunity to drive the Carrera
GT both on the highway and on the seemingly endless
runways of an old Russian air base.
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Rally champion Walter Röhrl demonstrates staggering
car control with or without the traction control
engaged.
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A trio of Carrera GTs draw attention at a driver-change
station. One can only imagine what kind of commotion
three of these cars would cause at the local BP.
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Porsche's first supercar for the street since the
959 easily exceeds 200 mph.
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See the November issue of Panorama for the full story on
our first drive in the Carrera GT, an account of the Targa
Newfoundland Rally, an interview with Karl Ludvigsen, whose
update of Porsche: Excellence Was Expected was released
in late September, Bill Oursler's review of 40 years of
911 racing, a preview of the Fort Worth 2004 Porsche Parade
and more.
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