Porsche Carrera GT Wins Road & Track\'s \"Best Dream Car
2004\"
Road & Track Readers choose Carrera GT for inaugural
award
ATLANTA, March 8, 2004 The Porsche Carrera GT was awarded \"Best
Dream Car 2004\" in Road & Track Magazine\'s inaugural
Readers\' Choice Award. The survey was conducted entirely online,
polling automotive consumers and enabling them to voice their
opinion for \"Best Car 2004\" and \"Best Dream Car 2004.\" These
awards will be featured in the April issue of Road & Track,
available at newsstands on March 9.
To be eligible for the \"Best Dream Car 2004\" award, cars must be
an enthusiast car with above-average performance and handling,
pleasing design and space and fuel efficiency. It must also be an
all-new model or a model with significant upgrades and have a 2004
model year designation.
The Carrera GT, which beat six other vehicles for the award, went
on sale in the United States on January 31, 2004. The 605 hp (SAE)
super car has a V10 engine, a monocoque chassis and the first use
of a carbon fiber clutch in a production car. The Carrera GT
accelerates from 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.9 seconds, reaches 100
mph (160 km/h) in less than seven seconds and can achieve a top
test-track speed of 205 mph (330 km/h). With only 1500 vehicles
planned for production worldwide and a MSRP of $440,000, the
Carrera GT is truly a dream car.
This is the second American media award for the Carrera GT, the
first one being Popular Science \"Best of What\'s New\" in 2003 for
its advanced technology and development of its chassis.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), based in Atlanta, Ga., and
its subsidiary, Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd., are the exclusive
importers of Porsche vehicles for the United States and Canada. A
wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG,
PCNA employs approximately 200 people who provide Porsche vehicles,
parts, service, marketing and training for its 204 U.S. and
Canadian dealers. They, in turn, provide Porsche owners with
best-in-class service.
What a dream come true ....Gimme one anyday over the
Murcielago.That one lacks enough soul.No offence to Lambo drivers
but yeah.