reginos:
@Futch: what is your opinion about the Carrera GT in terms of active safety. Some, including RC, consider a very dangerous car with its lack of electronic aids. Have you evaluated it in the wet?
The car doesn't have ESP so I see RC's point you have to be careful in the wet (in the dry too mind you). It has a TC which you can deactivate and it has ABS.
With more modern tyres the handling is less snappy and more progressive, it's a very neutral car with a slight tendency to understeer but not much.
One problem is the width of the rear tyres, you have to be careful with aquaplaning and also oversteer in low gears in tight corners in the wet.
I have driven it in the wet and you have to be careful but it's not a vicious car. I wouldn't say it is dangerous. You can tell the car has racing genes for sure, but that's what also makes it wonderful. It can be challenging to drive but the rewards are even greater. It's really a driver's car.
I took it on the one day course at the Porsche silverstone driving centre and there they have a low grip circle and also a kick pad on very low grip surface, it's all good fun but it also shows you that the car's handling is natural.
Of all my cars, it's one of the most challenging at the limit but also the most rewarding. It is very similar to the Maclaren F1 GTR actually. Better brakes, better engine imo, heavier so less agile but very similar handling characteristic. The F1 doesn't even have ABS nor TC. Nor did the road cars to my knowledge. And nobody says they are dangerous are they? I think the people who say the GT is dangerous have a) not driven it or b) they've driven it like they drive a modern sport car with EPS on. In Lala, I floor the throttle in 2nd gear coming out of a hairpin in sport mode and as long I have lock, nothing happens. Ultra safe. Same in a 458 etc. I presume.
To answer your question, no I don't think it's a dangerous car at all, but you have to drive it with respect and most importantly, you have to have basic car control skills. I'm not saying car racing skills but one day with an instructor on a racetrack will teach you a lot for example.
Would it be better with an amazing ESP like there is in Lala? Yes of course. But then it wouldn't be as challenging either. it really is a racing car for the road.