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Wheelbase 2516mm for RSR vs 2456mm for GT3 RS. So roughly 2.4" longer in mid-engine configuration. Consistent with what I was picking up on a month back from Sebring test photos (https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...sebring-2.html).
"The actual rules in GTE allow to optimize the position of the engine,” Walliser told Sportscar365. “No production car with this layout is planned and no waiver was granted.”
Porsche’s decision to move the engine forward provides an improved weight balance, something the rear-engined 911s have recently struggled with, particularly with the arrival of the mid-engined GTE cars in recent years.
While the turbocharged Fords and Ferraris dominated this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the decision to remain with a normally aspirated engine was made well before that, according to Walliser.
“We finally opted for a normally aspirated engine exactly one year ago,” Walliser said. “The final go was a meeting between Dr. Blume [Porsche CEO] and myself in Bahrain."
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-show...gined-911-rsr/
Road and Track wrote an article that 2017 911 RSR will be mid-engine, is it means future 911 will be mid-engine also? Feel free to express your opinions rennlisters.
11-15-2016, 03:27 PM
Don't Look Now: Mid Engine 911 PICS
