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Originally Posted by Pandamasque
Perhaps because it breaks every design rule in the book? Yes, car designers have a set of basic rules following which, one can make a handsome car. GT-One follows practically all of them, that's why people who've never even seen a race car find it attractive. Did at the time and still do. Those prototypes were at worst handsome beasts. Things went wrong towards the mid-2000s due to regs and new aero trends.
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You can't unlearn what you've learned though years of experience. Maybe if Mercedes-Benz didn't mess up with the long overhang/short wheelbase CLR at LM in '99, we might not have the current rules.
Actually, even if the Audi R10 used the same engine as the R8, all other things being equal, it'd have a 110 inch wheelbase vs the R8's 107.5 due to the chassis being that much longer. And with the overhang restrictions, it'd probably end up with a wheelbase similar to the R10. Even LMP2s like the Acura ARX-01 and Porsche RS Spyder had wheelbases of around 114 inches.