If you need to be reminded of where we came from in terms of supercar to hypercar separation, then the Porsche Carrera GT really is an excellent example.
This thing is powered by an F1 inspired V10 engine, it’s mid-engine, has a little over 600 HP and there isn’t a thing in the world you can do if/once you lose control of it. There’s no Electronic Stability Program to help you out.
Ask anybody who loves cars to give you a top 10 list of supercars from the 2000s and odds are the Carrera GT is either No.1 or in the top 3 (easily). It’s either that or the Ferrari Enzo, right?
It represents everything we, as car enthusiasts, love about fast cars, which is why it’s a little hard not to root for it in this clip where it has to drag race against the modern 918 Spyder, which has a decade’s worth of know-how separating it from the Carrera GT.
The 918 packs 887 PS and it’s all-wheel driven, unlike the Carrera GT, which will obviously help it get off the line faster and win any and all drag races.
However, I can’t help but feel that something is not right with this video. The fact that the 918 Spyder jumped out ahead was predictable but looking at the Carrera GT… was that really the best start it could have managed?
On the other hand, the 918 Spyder will reach 100 km/h (62 mph) about a full second quicker than the Carrera GT, and that does resemble what we’re seeing as both cars accelerate.
What do you guys think?