Cost cutting has arrived.
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It was all aero. Porsche couldn't fit a large enough diffuser under the engine to optimize the new for 2016 aero regs.bdr529 wrote:It's hard to say, either one on their own would certainly have a big effect on the handling,Cold Fussion wrote:http://www.autoblog.com/2016/11/16/2017 ... id-engine/
So is the 911 moving to a mid engine config more related to aerodynamics or dynamics?
and in the 911 case moving the engine from rear to mid they will get the benefit of both
But just based on the cost to do something like this, I would have to think the driving force behind the decision was vehicle dynamics,
Then I look at that rear diffuser, and I change my mind
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What ever the reason for this change, it will be interesting to see how the car stacks up with the competition
they've done pretty good up till now with the engine hanging off the ass end of the car.
Ehh I don't think its to do with tires so much as aero. If the 2 front engined cars can use the same tires as Ferrari and Ford, then so can Porsche. They were great right up until the new aero regs came in effect.Tim.Wright wrote:I think there are big advantages in both aerodynamics and tyre use.
I remember a few years ago they weren't able to double stint their tyres because the rears wore/degraded faster than their competitors due to the higher inertial loadings. I don't know if the situation has changed since then.
The tyres are a avilable only in a single measure which is more suited to mid-engine vehicles in my opinion.
As far as I know there aren't any real front engined cars in GTE. They all have the engine behind the front axle line.Pierce89 wrote:Ehh I don't think its to do with tires so much as aero. If the 2 front engined cars can use the same tires as Ferrari and Ford, then so can Porsche. They were great right up until the new aero regs came in effect.Tim.Wright wrote:I think there are big advantages in both aerodynamics and tyre use.
I remember a few years ago they weren't able to double stint their tyres because the rears wore/degraded faster than their competitors due to the higher inertial loadings. I don't know if the situation has changed since then.
The tyres are a avilable only in a single measure which is more suited to mid-engine vehicles in my opinion.
Corvette and Beemer. Im talking about the US championship though Corvette races Le Mans and will do the full WEC from next year.Tim.Wright wrote:As far as I know there aren't any real front engined cars in GTE. They all have the engine behind the front axle line.Pierce89 wrote:Ehh I don't think its to do with tires so much as aero. If the 2 front engined cars can use the same tires as Ferrari and Ford, then so can Porsche. They were great right up until the new aero regs came in effect.Tim.Wright wrote:I think there are big advantages in both aerodynamics and tyre use.
I remember a few years ago they weren't able to double stint their tyres because the rears wore/degraded faster than their competitors due to the higher inertial loadings. I don't know if the situation has changed since then.
The tyres are a avilable only in a single measure which is more suited to mid-engine vehicles in my opinion.
The 911 was the only one with the engine outside of the wheelbase.
I know the BMW engine is not contained behind the front axle, the Corvette is a tougher call as the front of the engine is roughly on the axle line.Sevach wrote:I think they both have "front-mid engine" as opposed to pure front engine... could be wrong.
If some privateer had the money to do it, I think they would only do Le Mans and maybe Spa + Silverstone to get up to speed. At LM you don't necessarily have to be the fastest. IMO the rest of the season would be a waste of money.Sevach wrote:http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/durh ... eer-hands/
This could help WEC for a couple of years, however who is in a position to actually try it?
Spend huge money and probably still outgunned by Porsche.
I mean the new IMSA m6, which is a gt3 BOPed to gte.Tim.Wright wrote:If by BMW you mean the Z4 thats definately mid front. The engine is a long way behind the axle. From what I've seen of the Corvette the engine is a long way back. Not as far as the Z4 but I definately wouldn't class it as front engined.
Dat be's da one. I would call it front engined as it looks like she noses across that front axle pretty substantially.
