Unfortunately you have way too many compromises for it to be used as a
daily driver so the 'vette gets the nod once again.

Lawrence Lugar wrote:
> the best supercar for the street/everyday life...is by far, the 911 Turbo
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> ferrari's and lambo's, even the z06 is best at home on a track...driving it
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> "pj" > wrote in message
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>> 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'
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>>> i think it was the latest isssue of Road and Track. (forgot which
>>> magazine specifically, i subscribe to many)
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>>> pure race, track cars should be rear-wheel drive.
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>> 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.
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>>> "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!
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>>>> Traditionalists will have the new Camaro by the time the C7 comes out.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> The horsepower vs. insurance rate scare argument has been around since the
>> first Chrysler 300 -- circa 1950s -- and it doesn't prove out.
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>> 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.)
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>> pj
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