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> That gives it much better handling characteristics than an equivalent ICE car.

Yes but the equivalent ICE car by weight is... an SUV, or one of those old, massive cadillacs.

The P85D is a heavy, heavy car at just under 5,000 lbs. Whereas something ilke the Aventador is 3,400 lbs (and it's on the heavier end of the sports car spectrum).

But regardless while a low CoG is nice, it doesn't change the basic physics of you need to alter the direction of 5,000 lbs and you are not going to do that as well as altering the direction of 3,400 lbs.




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