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Originally posted by gerry100
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What's changed form the 928 days is that they can now see the end of development. The overall peformance difference between a $50K Corvette and a $90K Carrera from a is getting smaller. Much smaller that that between an early 80s Vette and a 928 0r 911.
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I don't think there's very much overlap between new corvette buyers and new 997 buyers, even if the performance numbers are the same.
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Originally posted by gerry100
0-60 times are getting to point where people can't notice the difference. If they get much lower, people will be blacking out like fighter pilots. What is left is feel , handling and the balance that allows use of the power. The mid engine platform is probably the way to take it to the next level.
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I agree that feel and handling are important to the porsche buyer. But I don't think the mid-engined layout is the key to this. 911 race cars have done quite well over the years even when competitors used mid-engined models. In point of fact, I personally prefer the handling and feel of the rear-engined configuration compared to the mid-engined configuration. In my opinion the rear-engined configuration rewards a good driver.