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Should be mentioned that the 911 is now closer to a ME than the old rear engine it was. The length of the car now puts the motor mostly forward of the rear axle. Probably not a true ME, but very close.
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Also noted their 911 RSR race car, the engine is pushed forward even more. To the point it is referred to as mid engine car.
Also done by a different drivers, of which some are just magazine editors.
Lightning lap is not reliable. Motor Trend does a far superior job in US comparing cars, only using Randy Pobst for their best drivers car competition.
Randy is a real pro, that is true, but he has prejudices of his own and likes certain types of cars better than others. Anyone would. I think it would be better to have several pro drivers of different persuasions drive each car rather than any one driver. For example, if a driver is a Porsche guy who loves rear engine cars, he simply not going to be particularly happy with front engine cars and so forth.
Nobody needs these cars, they are a want, a luxury item...a toy. A lap time imo wont sway brand loyalty people like what they like.
That may be true for some, but for many of us, lap times are important. Driving a modern Corvette or similar sports car on the street can be boring. You can’t get anywhere near the performance envelope on the street and stay remotely legal. The only place to test it is on the race track. Thankfully, there are many track events available.
Also, a rear ME car for homologation purposes will enable Corvette Racing to race the rear mid engine car. I’m sure Corvette Racing will love the new hardware.
Last edited by quick04Z06; 09-23-2018 at 06:32 PM.
This thread could just as easily be re-titled "Who needs a manual transmission?" 83% of those cars are mid/rear engine, while only the GT3 is possibly a manual. It is also the slowest.
09-21-2018, 12:50 PM
