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Lawrence - 20 Mar 2005 03:09 GMT

hi

i have a silly question.
i'm 'new' to cars.

since the engine of a porsche is located in the rear of the car...do you
feel the 'thrust' from behind when you accelerate - kind of like the thrust
from riding a sport bike?

...or is it pretty much the same as any car?

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fbloogyudsr - 20 Mar 2005 04:14 GMT

> hi
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> ...or is it pretty much the same as any car?

Same as any car. The car's body is inflexible and the whole car -
including occupant - is accelerated at the same rate. Doesn't
matter if the car is FWD, RWD, AWD, or where the engine is.

For that matter, it's the same in a sport bike and a cruiser.

Floyd

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Fcasuals - 21 Mar 2005 02:54 GMT

> Same as any car. The car's body is inflexible and the whole car -
> including occupant - is accelerated at the same rate. Doesn't
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> Floyd

Slightly disagree. Rear engine cars lack a drive shaft, and therefore are
more 'close-coupled' than front engine, rear drive cars. Having grown up
with rear engined cars I can always feel the "wind-up" as power is applied
in a front engine, rear drive car.

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Paddington - 29 Mar 2005 09:15 GMT

I remember as a young kid, maybe 9 or 10, I got a ride in a neighbors old
356B coupe. There was a couple of us kids he was taking for a quick spin
around the block, and I was sitting in the back seat on the passenger side.
I'll always remember how that car felt pulling away, it had a distinctive
push you in the back type acceleration i've never felt since, not even in
newer 911s.

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