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by darksaints 2395 days ago
It's also true of later 911s as well. I did carbon fiber bodywork for a PCA club racing team in college, and I definitely experienced it in some of the water cooled 996s. Some of the traction control methods reduced it a bit, but Porsche knows that they can't get rid of it entirely without changing the balance of the car (or alienating fans).

The 928 and the 944 were also front engine with a rear transaxle, which evened out the weight distribution quite a bit, and that alone mitigated a lot of the lift throttle oversteer. I loved the handling of both of those cars...you get the 50/50 weight distribution of a mid engine car, but the handling is so much more stable and predictable because the weight is at the ends of the car. Too bad they were about as reliable as octogenarian flatulence.