Thread: Beetle weight
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Old August 3rd 2005, 03:48
Bruce2 Bruce2 is offline
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Originally Posted by G-force
- 42/58 is pretty much the ideal, hence the Beetle's great cornering ability.
That's laughable. 50/50 is the ideal. Neither tail heavy, nor front heavy. Porsche achieved the perfect 50/50 with the 944 by placing the transmission at the rear and the engine at the front.

Beetles don't corner great. That's why you don't see them dominating any race series.
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