I just must have 911. Once… Maybe not in this life.
Which is the best in the Game!!! Love this beast!!! There is no substitute…
The 911 has a rear engine because it took the VW beetle concept to a new level where the design premise of rear engine placement, in those days, was not yet see as a design flaw. The unpredictable driving behavior of the earlier 911 Turbos emphasized this flaw!
The 911 has a rear engine to get the emmisions out the rear end and blind the drivers behind.
Sure, you could talk about weight distribution and mechanical grip and everything, but the truth is that they are only putting the engine in the rear because they always did that. There aren’t really any advantages to gain from that, apart from the endorsement from some brand snobs (which frankly are the people who buy Porsche the most). “It has always been like that so it’s not a true Porsche if the engine isn’t in the back” and bullshit like that.
The current 911 RSR even is mid engined because it’s a much better concept for a sports car, and guess what? The die-hard Porsche fans went mad, claiming that it’s not a real Porsche anymore. Absolute dim-wits, if I was to drive a car that’s almost as quick as the Ford GT on the track, I wouldn’t cry around that it’s heresy to build a car like that.
no its heritage and they are stubborn as fu ck
just one word why-heritage
So the same reason the Corvette has been front engined for so long, because hardcore fans don’t like change. And at the end of the day, all that matters is that their cars roll off the dealer lots.
Cuz its awesome
It was just a joke because super cars arent as econonical as other cars.
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I just must have 911. Once… Maybe not in this life.
Which is the best in the Game!!! Love this beast!!! There is no substitute…
The 911 has a rear engine because it took the VW beetle concept to a new level where the design premise of rear engine placement, in those days, was not yet see as a design flaw. The unpredictable driving behavior of the earlier 911 Turbos emphasized this flaw!
The 911 has a rear engine to get the emmisions out the rear end and blind the drivers behind.
Sure, you could talk about weight distribution and mechanical grip and everything, but the truth is that they are only putting the engine in the rear because they always did that. There aren’t really any advantages to gain from that, apart from the endorsement from some brand snobs (which frankly are the people who buy Porsche the most). “It has always been like that so it’s not a true Porsche if the engine isn’t in the back” and bullshit like that.
The current 911 RSR even is mid engined because it’s a much better concept for a sports car, and guess what? The die-hard Porsche fans went mad, claiming that it’s not a real Porsche anymore. Absolute dim-wits, if I was to drive a car that’s almost as quick as the Ford GT on the track, I wouldn’t cry around that it’s heresy to build a car like that.
no its heritage and they are stubborn as fu ck
just one word why-heritage
So the same reason the Corvette has been front engined for so long, because hardcore fans don’t like change. And at the end of the day, all that matters is that their cars roll off the dealer lots.
Cuz its awesome
It was just a joke because super cars arent as econonical as other cars.