Chassis No. WP0ZZZ98Z5L000257 Carrera GT Limitation No. 0871 “Racing car-specific design and manufacturing processes are used in the Carrera GT that are different from the known systems and processes used in road cars…” So begins Porsche’s dealer-level Carrera GT Product Information treatise describing perhaps their finest attempt to cultivate the true character of a racing car in a road-licensed vehicle to achieve the ultimate driving experience. The Carrera GT was not just a supercar of the 2000s, it was Porsche’s most uncompromising expression of motorsport engineering adapted for the street—a machine born from an abandoned racing project, revived corporate fortunes, and an insistence that analog purity still mattered in an increasingly digital age. The story of the Carrera GT’s development is one of survival and reinvention. Internally dubbed SCM (Super Car Millennium), the program was launched in secrecy during the late 1990s with only a small circle of engineers. Initially conceived as a one-off prototype, SCM was powered by a 5.5-liter V10 developed for Porsche’s abandoned Formula One and Le Mans Prototype efforts. The V10 had its origins in the early 1990s, when Porsche built a new normally aspirated engine to replace its troubled F1 V12. Later enlarged for the LMP2000 program (Typ 9R3), the engine was left without a car when FIA regulations shifted. The prototype shown at the 2000 Paris Motor Show changed everything. Driven through Paris to its unveiling, it stunned crowds with futuristic design and the shriek of its V10. The reaction made production seem inevitable, though Porsche’s focus had shifted to the Cayenne SUV. Ironically, the Cayenne’s commercial success provided the capital to green-light the project. At the 2003 Geneva Motor Show, Porsche announced its new halo model, with deliveries beginning later that year. Built around a 100-kilogram carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic monocoque and engine subframe by ATR Composites, the chassis was both lightweight and immensely rigid. Suspension design mirrored motorsport practice, with stainless-steel wishbones and rocker-arm-operated coil-overs at all four corners. Magnesium center-lock wheels—19 inches in front, 20 in the rear—hid ventilated and cross-drilled carbon-ceramic brakes, clamped by six-piston calipers. Aerodynamics were equally advanced, with a flat-bottom undertray and a rear wing that deployed above 120 km/h. The Carrera GT’s centerpiece was its 5.7-liter naturally aspirated V10, a jewel of engineering enlarged from the racing prototype’s 5.5 liters. With four valves per cylinder, titanium rods, dry-sump lubrication, and an 8,400-rpm redline, it delivered 612 PS and 590 Nm of torque while weighing just 205 kilograms. Coupled to a six-speed manual with a small-diameter 169-mm carbon-ceramic clutch, it demanded real driver skill—no paddles, no shortcuts, only precision and nerve. Performance figures reflected its pedigree. Weighing only 1,380 kilograms, the Carrera GT could reach 100 km/h in about 3.9 seconds, double that in 9.9, and max out at 330 km/h. In July 2004, factory driver Walter Röhrl lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes 28 seconds, a benchmark that stood for years and confirmed its blend of raw speed and razor-sharp control. Despite its racing DNA, the Carrera GT was designed to be livable. The cockpit featured leather trim, airbags, power amenities, climate control, and Bose audio, though air conditioning and stereo were technically no-cost options to preserve weight savings. A shift knob of laminated beechwood and oak was installed front and center as a nod to Porsche’s 917 Le Mans racers. The proportions were compact and aggressive, with vast intakes, removable carbon-fiber roof panels, and sculpted bodywork that made the car as dramatic standing still as it was in motion. Finished in rarely seen and exquisitely tasteful Seal Grey Metallic over an Ascot Brown and Black leather interior Carrera GT number 0871 left Porsche’s Carrera GT Leipzig plant as a “C16” U.K./Ireland-market example. Options specified at the factory included XT Driver and Passenger Side Bucket Seats, Manual Air Conditioning, CD Radio Porsche Online Pro with Bose Sound System. Carrera GT 0871 is believed to have had just three caretakers prior to the current owner's acquisition. While in their ownership the Carrera GT has been the subject of regular servicing including a 2023 service at Porsche Zentrum Wien Nord that totaled €11.334. The Carrera GT has undergone the important APA3 suspension recall campaign and is now equipped with the newly developed Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 N-Spec tires. It should be noted that the Cup 2 tires were developed in conjunction with Porsche for the Carrera GT allowing factory pilot Jörg Bergmeister to lap the daunting Nürburgring in 7 minutes, 12.69 seconds—a 16 second improvement over Röhrl’s 2004 time! Most recently, and in preparation for sale, a recommended service was performed at Porsche Zentrum Stuttgart in September 2025. Furthermore, the car retains its original service book and manuals. Offered with a highly collectible specification and in excellent and well-presented low-kms condition, this Seal Grey Metallic Carrera GT embodies the soul of Porsche at the turn of the millennium: a company balancing tradition and innovation with analog engagement and technological sophistication. Conceived in secrecy, nearly abandoned, and finally realized, it arrived as a no-compromise statement of intent. Against contemporaries like the Ferrari Enzo, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, and Ford GT, it stood apart not for brute force alone but for the way it distilled decades of racing knowledge into one analog masterpiece. Two decades on, the Carrera GT remains a landmark achievement: the last great naturally aspirated, manual-transmission Porsche supercar, and one of the purest connections between road and race ever put into production.