2005 Porsche Carrera GT
2,150-Mile 2005 Carrera GT Finished in GT Silver with Ascot Brown Interior. Includes Books, Tools, and Luggage Set.
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June 23, 2023 at 2:23 PM
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San Carlos, CA
2,150 miles
Listed on Jun 21, 2023
Details
- VIN
- WP0CA298X5L801290
- Mileage
- 2,150 miles
- Location
- San Carlos, CA
- Total owners
- 1
- Title status
- Clean
- Body
- Coupe
- Engine
- Kers
- Transmission
- 6-Speed Manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear Wheel Drive
- Exterior color
- GT Silver Metallic
- Interior color
- Ascot Brown
- Vehicle history
- View report
Significance
The last ten years have brought tremendous automotive developments, in both conventional cars and performance cars. Manual transmissions and naturally aspirated engines have become increasingly rare, while hybridization and automation become the norm. Consequently, cars from just 10 or 15 years ago offer a significantly different experience from today’s cars, something which enthusiasts are now very much keyed into.
About this vehicle
The Carrera GT is quickly emerging as one of the pinnacle automobiles from this less digitalized era, a noteworthy characteristic given its heritage. The closest commercial predecessor to the Carrera GT is the 959. Both are technically sophisticated, costly, limited production halo cars, but they are remarkably divergent philosophically. While the 959 is an exercise in the most cutting edge technology available when it debuted (specifically computer controlled AWD and twin-turbochargers), the Carrera GT is a love letter to the naturally aspirated exotic, eschewing a paddle shifted gearbox and turbos for manually shifted 6-speed and an 8,400 RPM V10 developed from Porsche’s stillborn 3.5 liter Formula 1 V10.
The resulting car is an absolute sensation to drive. With over 600 HP in its carbon chassis and an absolutely bonkers soundtrack, the Carrera GT is an experience in a way that already feels worlds away from today’s exotics, which is doubtless contributing to the explosive rise in their values. There is an engaging, involving character to the car which demands the driver’s participation and rewards thoughtful, skilled operation and makes this one of the greatest Porsche road cars of all time.
This particular car is finished in GT Silver with Ascot Brown interior and was sold new on 22 April 2005. It has covered 2,150 miles from new and received a major service in February 2021. The entire vehicle has been paint corrected and PPF applied in 2022. Full service was completed at Porsche Fremont in April 2023. The car comes with a Porsche car cover, books, luggage set, and a build spec sheet.
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