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Old 11-09-2011, 10:48 AM   #442
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Originally Posted by Kostamojen View Post
One of the reasons a boxer motor can't go any farther back is due to the width of the motor. It would completely intrude on footwell space if it moved any farther back, and the car would have to be a 2 seater with a really long hood to accommodate it.

Thats kind of what I hoped for from the start, but they kept a lot of practicality with this car in place and didn't move it that far back.

Yeah. I think I was accustomed to thinking in terms of two-seaters. My bad.
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