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Zagato Porsche Carrera GT is a Subtle Rework of Stuttgart’s Sublime Supercar [w/ Videos]

In Tuning / By Tom Anderson / 26 February 2013

Although it wasn’t the fastest, most user-friendly or, arguably, even the best looking supercar even when it was new, we’re absolutely in love with the Porsche Carrera GT. From its origins as an LMP1 racecar program, to its two-piece removable roof, to its howling V10 engine, to its race-bred, small-diameter, super-grabby clutch for its old school H-pattern 6-speed manual transmission, the Carrera GT is a symphony of engineering excellence, and remains proudly inaccessible to the average reality TV starlet who got her big break courtesy of a homemade porno. As time goes on, we think it will be more coveted than the upcoming 918 Spyder and maybe – dare we say it – the 959.

However, a bone stock Carrera GT wasn’t special enough for rally driver Ernst Berg. So he and his son approached Zagato (the legendary Italian coachbuilder) with the idea of giving their copy of Porsche’s most recent non-911-based supercar a subtle facelift. And the end result may be subtle (at least with regard to the number of reshaped or swapped out body panels), but good golly is it effective.

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SoCal Scene: Crossroads First Friday Meet Coverage

Before I knew it, the first month of 2013 had come and gone and I had attended a whopping total of zero car shows/meets all 31 days. Disappointed in my lack of commitment, I set my sights on the Crossroads First Friday meet in Torrance, charged my camera battery, and drove southbound with “Eye of the Tiger” playing loudly on the radio. Nice.

As I rolled into the Torrance Crossroads Shopping Center around 7:05PM, a small group of FR-S and Club4AG owners greeted me in the southern corner of the parking lot. While I took out my camera and started shooting test shots, I was surprised by the seemingly low attendance. Apart from the small FR-S crowd, there was a Datsun 510 here and there, a first-gen Scion xB, a blacked out third generation Camaro, and a Porsche Carrera GT. Wait what?

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