the best supercar for the street/everyday life...is by far, the 911 Turbo


ferrari's and lambo's, even the z06 is best at home on a track...driving it
in street conditions is like walking a wildcat on a leash in the park






"pj" > wrote in message
...
> Lawrence Lugar wrote:
>> a mid-engine vette won't decrease weight, nor increase 0-60 time
>> it says so in the article....if anything, it'll just add cost for the
>> sake of being 'exotic'
>>
>> i think it was the latest isssue of Road and Track. (forgot which
>> magazine specifically, i subscribe to many)
>>
>> pure race, track cars should be rear-wheel drive.
>>
>>
> All is not race/track in this market. Strap on a 914-6 or Lotus and give
> a 'middie' a try in a wide variety of driving situations. (If yhou have
> more money than I -- a lot more -- go Italian) Putting your fanny near
> the CG with very low polar moment yields a lot of pure joy in road sport.
> Don't judge by something like the MR2 or Fiero or some race cars where the
> engine's center of mass is quite high.
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "ACAR" > wrote in message
>> ups.com...
>>> On Oct 25, 5:53 pm, "name" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> i've read about the mid-engine vette in a magazine...i've seriously
>>>> considered the pros/cons...and i say, corvette should stick with it's
>>>> front-engine design placement
>>> If mid-engined is the way Corvette has to go in order to shed weight -
>>> then so be it.
>>> Ever increasing HP is gonna send insurance rates even higher. Corvette
>>> has to find another way to boost performance.
>>> A mid-engined platform should also allow for an AWD option. I'd
>>> certainly go for that!
>>>
>>> Traditionalists will have the new Camaro by the time the C7 comes out.
>>>
>>
>>
>
> While fun to drive, mid-engine layouts (I speak to less expensive criters
> that I've owned: MR2, Lotus, Porsche, & Fiero) have poor use of interior
> volume. Storage, for a weekend trip is laughable. Any production
> Corvette has to carry golf clubs... period.
>
> Middies are a nightmare when it comes to maintenance accessibility --
> the flat rate manual hours, for what we think of as simple tasks, are sky
> high. Plumbing for cooling and a/c add weight and cost. Engine layout,
> to keep vertical center of mass low, is a challenge.
>
> The horsepower vs. insurance rate scare argument has been around since the
> first Chrysler 300 -- circa 1950s -- and it doesn't prove out.
>
> My Corvette insurance rates have dropped even though HP has increased.
> Drunks, immature drivers and racing exposure all raise prices. My '02
> costs less than does my '89 for all elements of the policy including
> comprehensive. The liability and med coverages are much lower on the
> '02 -- the car is safer! This year's bill is less than what I paid in
> 2005. (the result of placing less importance on ZIP code and more on a
> driver's track record.)
>
> --
> pj