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Nov 7th, 2009 at 1:08pm

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Has anyone built rear-engined, aerodynamic limousines recently?

A lot of luxury cars have front engine and rear wheel drive. But that means transmission tunnel on the floor.

There are limousines with front engine and front wheel drive. But that hampers performance (the weight on front wheels decreases when accelerating).

There are rear-engined sports cars. But those usually have only 2 seats. A few are 2+2, with 2 doors, like Porsche 911, which is 449 cm long.

However, there is a famous classic 4-door with rear engine.

Tatra 77A. Spacious with 530-540 cm length, a limousine and aerodynamic.

Are there any more recent cars like this?
 
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Reply #1 - Nov 7th, 2009 at 4:35pm

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I came across this, but its only considered mid engine.
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Yes, a group of “modders” are currently in the process of transforming a Ferrari 360 Modena into an ultra stretch limo, complete with bucket seats. Continue reading to see the work in progress.
Although we hate to admit it, logistically speaking, stretching out a mid-engine car with rear-wheel-drive technically makes more sense than running a long drive-shaft from a front-engined limo all the way to the rear axle (as Top Gear’s Richard Hammond reckoned with his stretched MGF)
http://www.ferrarilimo.co.uk/media.html
 

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Reply #2 - Nov 7th, 2009 at 6:22pm

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Another batch of big engine Tatras... ending with the 700. In europe these were often embassy hacks on diplomatic plates.

Not a limousine in the luxury sense but a 4 door rear engined car
- Skoda 120
- Seat 800 (fiat 500 based)

Main reason for not having this layout is handling problems... the Tatras had a really bad reputation
 

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Reply #3 - Nov 8th, 2009 at 6:00am

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Ivan wrote on Nov 7th, 2009 at 6:22pm:
Main reason for not having this layout is handling problems... the Tatras had a really bad reputation

Do Porsches share that reputation?
 
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Reply #4 - Nov 8th, 2009 at 12:38pm

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chornedsnorkack wrote on Nov 8th, 2009 at 6:00am:
Ivan wrote on Nov 7th, 2009 at 6:22pm:
Main reason for not having this layout is handling problems... the Tatras had a really bad reputation

Do Porsches share that reputation?

I think there are a lot of people who think Porsche should stop hanging the engine right out of the back of the 911. However, Porsche seem somewhat against admitting it's not ideal. Even when they took the back seats out of the GT3 RS they refused to put the engine in the space available.
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Reply #5 - Nov 9th, 2009 at 2:08pm

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Dont compare it with current Porsches... A Tatra T87 is more comparable to early 911s when comparing handling.

Nice video on the Tatra... you might have seen it already
http://jalopnik.com/399057/a-tatra-t87-history-lesson-from-professor-leno
 

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