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Rear engine is just an engine placement now but doesn't tell full story, for example latest car to get into Mid engine is Corvette C8 and it's weight distribution at the back is just 1% different from 911.If that rear-engined chassis is so brilliant (an evolution of the original Beetle chassis) why is it that...
Porsche made the 944, 928, & 968 front engined?
Porsche made the 914, Boxster, Cayman, Carrera GT & 918 mid engined?
Porsche has not designed a rear engined car since the 911?
F1 & LMP cars are mid engined and not rear engined?
Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, BMW, Lotus, McLaren, TVR, or anyone else builds a rear engined car?
Answer: because its a bad design. The 911 is fast because it is a triumph of development over design.
You could say the same about the EmiraIn real world driving it jewelry, pure ego trip, look at me and how great I am kind of buyers.
In the end, as a buyer, who cares?If that rear-engined chassis is so brilliant (an evolution of the original Beetle chassis) why is it that...
Porsche made the 944, 928, & 968 front engined?
Porsche made the 914, Boxster, Cayman, Carrera GT & 918 mid engined?
Porsche has not designed a rear engined car since the 911?
F1 & LMP cars are mid engined and not rear engined?
Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, BMW, Lotus, McLaren, TVR, or anyone else builds a rear engined car?
Even Porsche makes the 911 RSR on a mid engined chassis, admitting that it's superior to the rear engined chassis?
Answer: because its a bad design. The 911 is fast because it is a triumph of development over design.
Now that certainly is a beast of a GT car!
In the end, as a buyer, who cares?
As a driver, I care.
But deep down you do![]()
I thought the message was that development outweighs anything else as long as the drive us good.I honestly don't care where the engine is placed so long as the car drives well. Arguing that the car only drives well because it's been developed to do so in spite of the engine placement is pedantic at best.
Truly the stuff of internet keyboard warriors.
I don't think that's the point Mick was making.I thought the message was that development outweighs anything else as long as the drive us good.
Which is what makes Porsche the best at what they do
What I meant here was specific to Porsche GT (RS), not the Grand Tourer concept from perhaps other manufacturers, and that observation was as a previous owner of their Rennsport (RS) and Clubsport (CS) variants, which were created as track versions by Porsche's motorsport division.I'd say it's the opposite of a GT car. It's a pure track car.
I honestly don't care where the engine is placed so long as the car drives well. Arguing that the car only drives well because it's been developed to do so in spite of the engine placement is pedantic at best.
Truly the stuff of internet keyboard warriors.
Apologies for offending, I come from a similar background but at 15 years of HPDEs. I’m just caught off guard because where I’m at we focus on driver development instead of disparaging specific platforms — like where the engine is or which wheels are or aren’t driven.Hats off to Porsche for taking a car that was originally based on the Beetle chassis and labeled a "widow maker", known for unpredictable handling and snap oversteer, and turning it into a fine driving machine. But my questions in my original reply still stand. I just wish more people would acknowledge that it's a crappy design that has been developed over almost 60 years to drive well, through all sorts of electronic nannies that keep the car from trying to kill you.
And I have to strongly disagree with the term "keyboard warrior". It indicates someone who is talking from behind a keyboard without any actual experience in what they're talking about. For 29 years I have been driving sports cars, doing HPDEs, autocrosses, mountain drives, instructing others on the track, and even a little racing. I actually do know what makes for a good design and well-driving car and what doesn't.