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Porsche will replace the Carrera GT with an even faster car based on a Le Mans racer it's currently developing. Insiders say the car will go 2 mph faster than the Veyron using an engine that makes 950 bhp.
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If you remember, a few months ago I posted about the 1 Million Dollar Bugatti Veyron. Well heres the Veyron-killer as its being dubbed by speed-freaks.
This radical supercar is expected to be dubbed GT1, and will be a 950hp, road-legal version of Porsches future Le Mans challenger. According to insiders, the target top speed is 254mph a crucial 2mph faster than the claimed top speed of the 987hp Bugatti Veyron.
The core of the new car is the Carrera GTs carbon fiber chassis, fitted with modified nose and tail structures. The interior is also based closely on the Carreras distinctive dashboard and center console.
One thing thats not clear at this stage is how the massive slug of power will be delivered. One suggestion is that it would have to come from a turbocharged version of the Carrera GTs V10 engine. However, other motorsport sources say it will be powered by an enlarged, twin-turbo, 5.5-liter version of the Cayennes V8. Link
If the Carrera GT1 actually does hit the streets, it looks like it could dethrone the king of street-legal-speed: the Bugatti Veyron. Bring it on, Porche!