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Originally Posted by fatoni
i dont think the twins had a lower cog than the c6. or the c5 or c4 for that matter.
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You may be right. When I looked for one of the articles claiming it was, instead I find
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LOWEST CENTER OF GRAVITY OF ANY PRODUTION CAR?
Much has been said about the car’s center of gravity, with reports even attributing Toyota engineers as claiming the car will have the lowest CoG of any production car. That, Tata san admits, is not the case, though for a good reason. In data provided by Toyota, they admitted that both the Porsche GT3 and Ferrari 360, not to mention the Lexus LFA, have a lower weight balance. Those super sports cars had a serious advantage, however, says Tata san with a ground clearance of roughly 110 mm. The FR-S, on the other hand, stands 130 mm off the ground (almost an inch higher), putting it as a serious disadvantage. Could it be lower? Certainly, but Toyota and Scion need it to be a mass production vehicle with all the daily-use needs that that entails.
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So I'm not losing my memory. Toyota was saying it. Then they corrected it.
Even so, that's still comparing a sub-$30K car to cars that cost several times as much, are wider and lower and use materials too costly for the 86. The boxer still plays a huge part in that.
By the way, even
Jay Leno got it wrong:
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The American version of the Toyota GT86 boasts the lowest center of gravity among all the coupes on the market today, and a result it is widely regarded as being one of the best to drive both on the road and track.
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