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Location: Westford, MA USA
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Admittedly the mid-engine layout has benefits when it comes to cornering performance. But I think this example demonstrates the underlying 911 leit motif -- engineering and development overcoming what should fundamentally be a sub-optimal layout.
To put it differently, I can fit my wife, 2 kids and some luggage in a 911 2.0 and still go almost as fast as a 914-6, and significantly faster then just about any other 2 liter car with a comparable load on a similar circuit.
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John
'69 911E
"It's a poor craftsman who blames their tools" -- Unknown
"Any suspension -- no matter how poorly designed -- can be made to work reasonably well if you just stop it from moving." -- Colin Chapman
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