It also provides a smaller frontal cross section, the flat-six engine provides a lower centre of gravity, and the packaging allows a 2+2 layout when most of the

It also provides a smaller frontal cross section, the flat-six engine provides a lower centre of gravity, and the packaging allows a 2+2 layout when most of the competitors (front, front-mid and mid-engined) are only 2 seaters. The reasons for the rear engine was not primarily to increase traction - it provided simplicity, lightweight and better packaging. The simplicity and lightweight have fallen by the wayside but the packaging still remains. The 911 remains a car which is practical to use as a daily driver.