The safety of the car (or lack thereof) was actually the subject of a wrongful death suit filed by Paul Walker's daughter:
18-year-old Meadow Walker reached an agreement with the carmaker on October 16th.
www.thedrive.com
Employee joked about crash rate making Carrera GTs rarer and more valuable.
www.usatoday.com
They have no electronic stability control (and only the most basic traction control), and they're an RWD with a 600-horse V10 and a stick shift. No fancy paddle shifters or anything like that. They're about as raw as they get. What you input with the steering wheel and the pedals is what you get on the road. The car does practically zero thinking for you. They're also kind of infamous for spinning out for basically nothing at all, even with somewhat experienced drivers behind the wheel.