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Originally Posted by fatoni
It's not that hard to have a lower cog than the frs and 50/50 weight distribution isn't that big a deal since the car is usually moving when it matters so the weight will be shifting around anyway.
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Tada mentioned he wanted the twin at 53/47 (i.e. not exactly at 50/50) for better initial turn-in response.
This 50/50 weight distribution is most likely a Bimmer marketing thing. I think even the Miata isn't perfectly 50/50 without the driver, even tho the printed ad says so.
BTW I asked my physics scientist friend about this new Supra where the engine is taller and narrower than our boxer engine yet with a roof that's lower. He said this overall lower CoG by a small margin could be BS and he would rather have the advantage of the more stable boxer since an engine is heavy.