Everything I have read about the latest Super GT cars, I think starting in about 2002 would disagree. The first gen JGTC, 300 and 500, were transverse like the production cars, but the newer gen "Super GT" cars have been described countless times with trans forward. These cars are as much NSX as NASCARS are production sedans. Whatever you choose to believe, traditional rear transaxle would seem to be going out of favor with many designers as they discover that front engine/rear transaxle (Alfa certainly new this in the late 70's as their transaxle cars handled beautifully) seems to provide good weight distribution, especially with the trend toward awd super sedans, and polar moment stability at high speeds, and, I guess, possibilities of a rear seat. Rotation, however, can be more difficult in larger cars with longer wheelbases. My Alfa does not have any problems in this area as it is fairly short wheelbase and very light. Corvettes seem to do OK, but I haven't driven one hard, and I wonder how heavy sports sedans like the GTR make it work, maybe the AWD makes the difference. I know I can feel the front wheels pulling the front end where I want it to go when I start to accelerate at the apex of a turn in my Cosworth Escort. There will always be those who, with enough careful engineering, can make any combination work, Porsche for example, but the trends come and go. I still like traditional mid engine best, but were I to try to fit something else (I'd have to think of why I'd make major changes just to use the existing engine, but maybe if Honda comes out with a V8 or V10) in an NSX shell with a free hand I'd seriously look at backwards engine with trans forward.
