Before supercars had dual-clutch transmissions, plug-in hybrid assistance, launch control, and specifically-developed rubber shoes, mid-engined exotica was a little more analog. The Ferrari F40 is the perfect example in this regard, along with the Porsche Carrera GT from the 2000s.
autoevolution 17 Mar 2021, 6:22 UTC ·
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The result was a massive, six-vehicle car crash that Chen caused. You can see a video of the April 7, 2020 crash and the bonkers aftermath at the bottom of the page. The second video is a walkaround of the car after the crash, showing the full extent of the damage. Chen was arrested for reckless driving and driving under the influence of drugs and would spend the next hours in custody, sobering up.
On Monday, the case against him was dropped because there was not enough evidence to pursue it, Road And Track reports.
It all started at an intersection in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC. Chen was at the wheel of his heavily modified Porsche Carrera GT, the Gemballa Mirage GT, which he’d bought in 2014 and then further modified. Only 25 such examples exist 24 now, since Chen totaled his. He came speeding through the intersection and smashed into the back of a parked Toyota Sienna.
Charges dismissed against Gemballa Mirage GT driver in NYC wreck yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
autoevolution 9 Mar 2021, 18:10 UTC ·
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The fact the wonderful 918 Spyder, arguably the successor of the Carrera GT, did nothing to dent the memory of the 2004 model is even more proof of what a great machine Porsche managed to build back then. In fact, the hybrid 918 Spyder might have helped inflate the GT s aura. With its electric motors, the more modern car is seen as a member of the current generation, whereas the GT is part of what is quickly becoming a dying breed. And we all know how people have a soft spot for everything threatened with extinction.
To be fair, the Carrera GT deserves all the applause it gets.