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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Well the 928 comes to mind too, but that's an example of how engineers put the V8 behind the front axle centerline and a transaxle in the rear to balance the car, the same architecture used in the Corvette since the C4. The Panamera has the benefit of about 20 years of computer-aided chassis control development. Even BMW doesn't strictly adhere to a 50/50 weight balance anymore.

And the original 924 Porsche was pitiful; it took almost a decade for Porsche to get the 924 (nee 944) right...

Slight correction...C5.