[DeTomaso] C6 vs Pantera?/ Dick Ruzzin

[Ken Green]

I'm not sure I can agree that there is no longer an advantage to mid engine.  I thought that all the unlimited (excluding off road and rally) race cars (F1, Indy, ect.) are mid engine still?
 
There may be other advantages in having the engine nearer the center, maybe some gyroscopic effects of the rotating crank, flywheel, etc., or even the effects on oiling etc. that are minimized when the motor is in the center (just guessing here).  Also, putting the transmission in the back to somewhat balance the front engine increases the moment of inertia.  I suspect you want as much of the mass near the center as possible to optimize handling.
 
Ken
 
 
 

--- On Sat, 10/18/08, Dickruzzindesign at aol.com <Dickruzzindesign at aol.com> wrote:

From: Dickruzzindesign at aol.com <Dickruzzindesign at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] C6 vs Pantera?/ Dick Ruzzin
To: hemipanter at hemipanter.se, DeTomaso at realbig.com
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2008, 10:33 AM

Goran,
Since the mid-engine layout has for years been seen as the most ideal 
architecture, the C-6 overturns that argument with a 51 / 49% weight bias, a
neutral 
weight base to build high performance handling on. That is what years ago was 
seen as not achievable in a car with a   powerful engine.   

The Corvette now shows that with available modern electronic technologies 
front engine rear drive is 
every bit as good, maybe better, than a mid-engine layout. All of those cars 
by the way are far more expensive than the Corvette.



All the best,

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