Latterly this was improved but it has not endeared itself to owners who are not always dyed in the wool enthusiast.
Carrera gt ceramic clutch.
The diameter of the two plate clutch is only 6 65 169 mm but it can stand 1000 nm 735 lb ft of torque.
The carrera gt s brakes are also unique to porsche.
Besides being considerably lighter than conventional rotors porsche had the technology improved for use in the carrera gt which featured enlarged cross drilled ceramic brake discs which have the highest level of heat resistance and an exceptionally consistent frictional coefficient.
The porsche ceramic composite clutch pccc has a rotating mass approximately 10 times lighter than other clutches see how clutches work.
Petrany mpetrany some 17 years ago jay leno was so fascinated by the porsche carrera gt s compact and lightweight twin plate ceramic dry clutch that he ordered the car that came with it.
I get an inkling of how it might have been for röhrl back in paris a hint too much acceleration on the wet cobblestones and the 20 inch rear wheels will spin without mercy.
It is called pccc or porsche ceramic composite clutch.
The clutch weighs just 3 5 kg 7 7 lb which is 1 3 of the mass of the 996 turbo clutch for example.
The carrera gt was the first car in the world equipped with a ceramic clutch.
If the carrera gt has one foible it is its super lightweight ceramic clutch.
I start the engine and work on getting the car moving as unspectacularly as possible but the porsche ceramic composite clutch or pccc for short and the v10 right behind my seat don t exactly make it easy.