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• Porsche of North America: Carrera GT
• Supercars.net
• Autoweb: Editors' Choice: 2004 Porsche Carrera GT
• MotorTrend: First Drive: 2004 Porsche Carrera GT
• 24 Hours of Le Mans (French)

Books

• Porsche: The Road from Zuffenhausen, by Dennis Adler
• Porsche Carrera GT, by Elmar Brummer
• Supercars: The Road & Track Guide to Cars of Exceptional Speed, Power and Beauty, Editors of Road & Track
• The Complete Porsche: A Model-By-Model History of the German Sports Car, by Brian Laban

Sources

• "2003 Porsche Carrera GT," Supercars.net.
• Chee, Brian. "Editors' Choice: 2004 Porsche Carrera GT." Autoweb.
• McCormick, John. "Recipe for performance: Porsche creates the ultimate supercar, pushing the performance and materials envelope," Automotive Industries, January 2004, pages 22-26.
• "Carrera GT," Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
• Smith, Kevin. "First Drive: 2004 Porsche Carrera GT," Motor Trend, January 2004.
• St. Antoine, Arthur. "A twist of Le Mans: Ferrari. Ford. Porsche. Three legendary winners of the world's most prestigious endurance race have created three stunning road cars with specs worthy of the Mulsanne Straight," Motor Trend, October 2004, pages 64-79.
• "Gas Mileage of 2005 Porsche Carrera GT," U.S. Department of Energy.