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Originally Posted by 335BBS
Just meant that they didnt give it any more hp so it wouldnt catch M3...same as Cayman and 911. While on paper the rear engine design should be terrible. Each iteration gets better however. The entire engine does not hang behind the rear wheels anymore btw.
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I don't see that comparison. If you add more power to the regular 3er, that would be an M3 minus the more aggressive chassis. If you add the aggressive chassis, you have an M3, more or less.
The same is not true for the Cayman vs. 911. If you add more power to the Cayman, you get a better balanced and better performing sports car than the 911, a situation that Porsche would not allow for marketing reasons.
Your comparison between the regular 3er and the M3 is more similar to the difference between a Carrera S and a GT3. One is a higher performance version of the other, but both are basically the same car. Not so for the Cayman vs. 911.
And also, AFAIK the entire engine still hangs in the back of the rear axle. (Ok, maybe not ALL of it, but most of it)
