Car enthusiasts who appreciate the finer points of physics applied to a sports car understand that the the most efficient transfer of power is through a transaxle that eliminates the need for a drive shaft by combining the differential and transmission into one compact unit, and eliminating power loss through the omitted drive shaft, as well as cutting down overall weight... It is also understood that the best balance for a car is a mid engine setup... It is also understood that a front wheel drive powertrain creates an understeer issue that there is no currently available solution to due to drive axle CV joint angle limitations of around 48 degrees... So even all wheel drive set ups have limitations which they have developed all wheel steering to try and correct for... My personal solution for that is this... just have two cars, trying to make a car good at too many things always ends up in biting you in the butt... For paved track, paved road applications, Rear Wheel drive, mid engine is always my first choice... And I have just finished an article in Porsche's magazine, "excellence." Porsche is my Favorite automaker, For the money, you will have a really tough time beating what they have to offer, I love the 911 series, But the 911 has always had one disadvantage that it is a rear engine instead of a mid engine, making it want to slide more and be very touchy going into a turn... Then Porsche released my favorite 911 sibling... The Cayman... But the Cayman has always been under powered in comparison to it's older sister... Porsche has announced that this will no longer be the case, they are making a Cayman GTS!!!! 340 horsepower from a 3.4 liter 6 cylinder, water cooled, boxer mid engine, Porsche's amazing PDK dual clutch transaxle, and a 0-60 of 4.3 seconds... I am super excited about this... The Cayman is a sexy looking thing... It's the Porsche answer to my personal wants and needs in a sports car... And now they are making it faster... I can't wait for the day I get to drive my own Cayman GTS through the winding roads, hills, and mountains of the beautiful Tennessee countryside... That's right folks... The Cayman GTS is happening... X)
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