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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Wandering Connecticut
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The 944 is one of the best-balanced sports cars ever produced, but this balance comes at a price -- there is an awful lot of weight riding on those rear axles
Whereas the weight isn't BEHIND the axles as it is in the 911, the 944's transmission rests squarely between the wheels, which makes for an almost perfectly-balanced sports car that also has a potential pendulum effect waiting to happen if the rear breaks traction. When the rear of the 944 kicks out, it feels like the weight is gradually gaining momentum until, alas, it is too late to reign in... that's why is important to know what the rear of the car is doing at all times.
Not as tail happy as the 911, obviously, but it IS still a Porsche.
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