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Old 09-26-2017, 12:19 PM   #10
Jeff_DML
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Originally Posted by John V View Post
For me it's less a question of why people "forgive" the 911 for its issues and more a question of why Porsche doesn't build an all-out GT version of their mid-engine platform. The Cayman GT4 is a badass car, but it doesn't have all the tricks of the GT cars, in particular the much-wider front wheel and tire package and the extra front camber.
It use to be because they did not want to hurt the bread earning 911 owners. Nowadays with the SUVs it seems like that restriction is gone. There were rumors that the next Gen GT4 would have a slightly de-tuned GT3 engine.

edit; you can make a mid-engine car with rear seats, see lotus evora. When I checked out a evora when it first came out the rear seats seemed even smaller then the 911(which makes sense)
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