I know I'm late on this...
The 911 has/needs a wider track because it's genuinely rear engined (engine sits behind the rear axle) and therefore needs the stability that an increase in the track provides, imagine the consequences if they reduced it so that it was narrower than the front...
But it's the actual location of the engine that differs here, the Elise isn't necessarily unusual in having a wider rear track even though it's rear-mid engined, the Cayman has a wider one too, unlike other rear-mid engined cars such as the F430 for example.
I'd hazard a guess that the reason for this may well be because the Elise uses a relatively light engine, and they've increased the rear track to compensate and provide stability and neutrality, where as the heavier rear-mid engined cars (F430, Gallardo etc) have a narrower rear track than the front (grip equation and all).
Anyway, to the topic at hand...
I generally like the simplicity of this years cars, though I'm still not fond of the visual balance between the front/rear wings.
I'm struck how reminiscent the nose of the BMW is the 2nd photo posted by patchyderm to the walrus nose of the FW26.
The Renault's hideous though.
The 911 has/needs a wider track because it's genuinely rear engined (engine sits behind the rear axle) and therefore needs the stability that an increase in the track provides, imagine the consequences if they reduced it so that it was narrower than the front...
But it's the actual location of the engine that differs here, the Elise isn't necessarily unusual in having a wider rear track even though it's rear-mid engined, the Cayman has a wider one too, unlike other rear-mid engined cars such as the F430 for example.
I'd hazard a guess that the reason for this may well be because the Elise uses a relatively light engine, and they've increased the rear track to compensate and provide stability and neutrality, where as the heavier rear-mid engined cars (F430, Gallardo etc) have a narrower rear track than the front (grip equation and all).
Anyway, to the topic at hand...
I generally like the simplicity of this years cars, though I'm still not fond of the visual balance between the front/rear wings.
I'm struck how reminiscent the nose of the BMW is the 2nd photo posted by patchyderm to the walrus nose of the FW26.
The Renault's hideous though.
