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Jean said:
I have heard that starting model year 2005, Carrera GT has been refitted with improved clutch mechanism for easier 1st gear start. Is there any easy way to tell whether a model has been fitted with the new system based on the series number or the VIN number?
In addition, was there a different seat size or steering wheel offered?
1) I'm going to go out on a limb and claim that very, very few to no Carrera GTs were ever delivered with undesirable clutches. My theory is that CGT drivers all have to adapt to the extremely low rotary inertia of the CGT engine/flywheel characteristics in their driving technique.
I was used to racing clutches and, non-the-less, had fear and trepidation when I first took delivery of my car because of what I had read in the press and on the internet about the "clutch". I took me about 50 miles of driving to completely adapt so that driving the car on hills in traffic became second nature and no problem of any kind. It's not the clutch, per se, that causes the learning curve. It's the complete lack of the engine/flywheel oomph to carry any energy over when releasing the clutch.
Is it possible to stall a CGT? Of course! But it's not the "clutch". It's the driver's coordination of appropriate throttle input during the release of the clutch that does it. Stop worrying about the clutch
2) There are two seat widths. Normal and XT (extra thick?). The normal seats are great if you're not my size. I'm 6"4" and weigh about 215#. I wear a US size 45-long jacket. The "normal" seats are too narrow for me. The "XT" seats are about 3/4" wider and make all the difference for me.
3) There was an option for a thicker steering wheel, which I have fitted to my car. I often wonder how skinny the normal wheel is for the Carrera GT since the rim thickness on my car seems about the same as a normal 997 wheel. The thicker wheel on my CGT is no where near as thick as the thicker-wheel option installed on my 2004 996 TT Cab.
