It would seem doable if you're not picky about what you're after. Small amount of 918s right now in the US are around $1.8m and some go up. CGTs look like they're starting around $800K though you can find some much more loved examples for a bit cheaper; the showroom new cars seem to be where one could be paying 7 figures. Guess it would depend on the 959 market. Don't know what the market is asking, but I've seen a Komfort auction at $1m, and a Sport at $1.3m.
I saw this post on my phone over the weekend but wasn't able to respond at the time... Real selling numbers on the 918's are quite a bit lower than $1.8 million at this point (on average). CGTs also start at much, much lower than $800k. Of course, dealer asking prices cause these sorts of unhealthy pricing ideas in the marketplace, I think, and result in some private owners seeking too much for their cars as well. This said, I think the two cars, 918 Spyder and CGT, are getting closer to each other by the day, despite still being a huge gap. Perhaps one day they will cross paths.
I am quite positive the CGT will surpass the 959 and 918 in the future. The CGT is one of the simplest straightforward modern supercars out there. Although technical to work on still, it is nowhere near the birds nest of wires, computers, drivetrain and suspension marvels in the two other cars. Too complicated and in the future that will be an issue. Also as far as drivers involvement neither comes close. To me at the end of the day, the 993 Turbo S did it much better 10 years later than a 959. I think the same will be said in 2025 when the Boxter Turbo Hybrid is available........ just my opinion. There will never be something even close to a CGT that gets made again.
I agree. The CGT is really deserving of higher numbers than perhaps any other Porsche road car (keep in mind, we don't always get what we deserve!). Of course, there are rarer cars, and there are older cars, and there are more "iconic" cars such as a 2.7 Carrera RS, perhaps. But, I don't think Porsche has come up with such a true "gem" before or since. As far as the 959 and 918 Spyder go, they are also incredible cars in their own right. However, as you alluded to they are "technology" cars as opposed to simplistic driver's cars in the traditional sense, like the CGT is. Those two cars will always be an important part of Porsche's history and valuable for different but just-as-defensible reasons than the Carrera GT. As for the 993 Turbo comment, I have driven a few, and I can say they don't have nearly as much going on as a 959!
Some believe the CGT has no real Porsche heritage as it was derived from a failed race program, as opposed to the 918 and 959, which utilized the best technology available.
Ummmm failed racing program sounds like the best of Porsche heritage.... Much better than a bunch of over complicated system to advance the street cars so they can go RACE RACECARS. CGT is the culmination of all the great Plastic Prototypes of years past. It has arguably the best heritage of any supercar ever in that regard. I answered but feel dumber for doing so. Its as obvious as the sky being blue to me so feels stupid to defend.
Some careful Fayence Yellow CGT production being undertaken at the factory back in the day: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
There was some commentary about the racing-derived status of the car recently in this thread. I spotted some interesting related info in Motor Trend's March 2004 First Drive of the Carrera GT: In a way, the Carrera GT can make an even stronger claim for its racing roots than can the Enzo, as it actually derives from a V-10-powered, carbon-fiber-structured race project that had reached the running-prototype stage, aiming to contest the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans. But a funny thing happened on the way to the starting grid: Porsche dropped out of racing. In January 2000, Porsche Chairman Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking stunned the racing world, and most of Porsche Motorsport, when he abruptly announced that the factory was halting race-car development and canceling plans to run at Le Mans. Why? The official line now is that senior management had identified the need to develop and sell a roadgoing supercar to protect Porsche’s reputation and market strength, and the small, independent company didn’t have the resources to do that and mount a Le Mans campaign. Even if other considerations helped change the priorities (the poor cost/benefit ratio of racing, Audi‘s Le Mans intentions, Cayenne development needs), the real competition car was indeed dead. In its place would come the fastest, most technically advanced street Porsche ever. So the Carrera GT wasn't the result of a failed racing program. It WAS the new racing program. The only difference is this car would be developed for the road car customers, rather than race teams.
Cool video with Röhrl piloting a CGT & 997 GT2 RS. He says towards the end of the video that the limiting factor of the Carrera GT is the tires - most owners have found the same after switching from the originals to Pilot Super Sports, night & day!
Sales pending on a couple CGTs at the moment, however I'm still searching for Black or Basalt Black examples for a few clients. Please reach out with any off-market availability. [email protected]
I don't agree w/ this opinion either. It is of a 918 VIP who manages the 918 owners Facebook group and has some V12 Ferraris. Nice to your 288GTO on Comedians in Cars getting Coffee Joe. Is it for sale or part of your private collection? The CGT may not be a pure Porsche a la 911, 356, but it is a great car.
Did you really just quote a 918 VIP who manages a Facebook page?????? So he spent a million dollars on it, tries to advertise on Facebook for them, and knows the CGT is the original pure 918??? I think the 918 is the LEAST Porsche, porsche ever built ever. Ask any mechanic, race drive etc which one is the gem... and where the heritage comes from. RACING! 911s carried Porsche prototype department creating all the best race cars of the era Which is what Porsche is at heart. A race car development company. They just happened to have a rules change while they were making the evolution of the GT1. But those street cars aren’t porsche cars either are they? But people pay $5m for them? Your post is hilarious. A VIP 918 owner... I almost fell out the damn chair!!!!! .
