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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo
The low CG of the motor isn't the key to the cg of the car, it's how low the HIGHEST point of the motor is. Subaru said it, we lowered the motor AND EVERYTHING ELSE WITH IT. This is where the boxer helps. Same reason Porsche can cram them under a trunk lid.
The lower top of the motor means a lower hood (which now needs 2" of space from the motor for pedestrian safety), which means a lower seating position, which means a lower roofline. The low vertical height of the motor drops the whole car.
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A. The top of the engine isn't very heavy for non boxer engines. B. They lowered the engine compared to their symmetrical awd cars where there was drive train going under the engine to the front wheels. Compared to more typical engine designs, the engine isn't very low. I'd rather have the top of the engine (aluminum head) high rather than the bottom of the engine (heavy crank) higher.