Porsche Carrera GT
""In the late 1990s, Porsche had begun developing a new prototype to replace its Le Mans-winning LMP1-98 and 911 GT1 racers. The new Carrera GT would be driven by a normally aspirated, wide-angle V-10, based on the engine built for the Arrows F1 team. After prototype testing was already underway, two events occurred that would send the project in a different direction. First, the FIA abruptly changed its prototype rules, and then a world-wide economic slowdown forced Porsche to reconsider its priorities. Management realized it needed to quickly bring a new sports-utility vehicle to market. The Carrera GT’s engineers at Leipzig were transferred to what would become the hugely successful Cayenne, a model that returned Porsche to financial health. With its future assured, Porsche moved the Carrera GT back to the front burner as a high-performance road car. .""
By Marcinek_55
