nberry:

If the battery weight in a 911 makes a performance difference why doesn’t Porsche use a lighter battery? They can easily compensate for the lightness of the front end certainly they are not embarrassed to charge more for it. yes

 

Nick, as have mentioned, 911 is an odd duck, with the rear engine. The front is already super light to begin with, and with a lighter battery it gets even lighter still. It's not good for handling.

For each generation they tried to shift the weight more forward, but they can only do so much as the passenger compartment is in the way.

AWD cars are better because of the added weight to the front axle, and the system has come a long way since the 959, but it still don't quite have the handling of a 2wd car, they react even better with weight transfer, It's magical to make a 911 dance at the limit, no other cars come close.

Porsche did offered a lithium battery option before if you remembered. It wasn't really good and they have pretty much discontinued it. 

 


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