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Old 04-20-2018, 07:45 PM   #83
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Originally Posted by JohnJuan View Post
Corvette is 17.5" - the same as an ND Miata with the top down - See my previous post.
The C7 achieves that in part because it's wide. Moving weight up and down isn't the only path to a lower COG. It also costs a lot more than a BRZ. So all you've really told us is that the ND and the BRZ are remarkable vehicles.

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Originally Posted by funwheeldrive View Post
Lexus LFA
Now we're comparing the BRZ to a $375K sports car?

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Originally Posted by fatoni View Post
can you show me a car with a boxer motor with a lower cog than a miata or corvette?
Yeah, the BRZ. When the BRZ first hit the market, the C6 was still the current Corvette. I recall back when I was first considering the car reading that the new BRZ was the lowest COG production car on the market at the time, lower even than the C6 Corvette.

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Originally Posted by fatoni View Post
The only reason you know the cog is marketing.
So? The low COG is still a factor in the handling of the car, and the use of the boxer is still a factor in the low COG. Just using facts in marketing doesn't make them false. From the examples in this thread, it looks like the only ways anybody is going lower is by going topless or going wide.

Recall what got us onto this subject in the first place:

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Originally Posted by venturaII View Post
This car's handling has zero to do with 'boxer'.
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