Like many of you I have always considered middies to be the ultimate road handler, racer, sexier sportscar. I would also consider rear engines (behind the rear wheels) a thing of the past, etc. Am I right, am I wrong?
I read this morning the following a professionally written article that may change my mind:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/th ... est-page-3In this piece the author and colleagues test two expensive Porsche monsters the 911 GT3 and the Cayman. The former as you recall is the rear engine traditional type, and the Cayman the modern middy. To my surprise the rear engine 911 GT3 came out winning over a series of tests involving handling and other things. I personally owned two three rear engine cars: a fiat 600, a Simca something, and of course a Porsche carrera. I remember driving the Porsche at the speed of light (200 kmh) which was allowed where I lived then, never feeling a sense of instability. Cornering displayed yes oversteering characteristics but I was factoring that in my driving.
Now my theoretical question to the forum is this. Why rear driver engines are not even part of the conversation in this forum. What I see is middies and Front engines. I think that there is a huge potential for the locost to be built like the Silva (UK) with front wheel transaxles turned rear transaxles. Even the good old air VWs and Corvairs would possibly make decent rigs. What do you think?