No, that was simply an accident. James Dean was actually a legitimate and talented race driver ( with a number of wins under his belt ), not a Hollywood flosser. In fact he was on his way to a race in Salinas California when he collided with another car in his 550 Spyder.
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hmm. even so, physics dictates, if you mess up in a porsche and hit something head on, you are in a lot more trouble than if it were in a car with a conventional layout. there isn't a big hunk of steel between you and what you are hitting, instead, it's located behind you, and it wants to keep moving forward (and put itself where you are sitting)
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Especially if it's a topless car with tires the width of Oreo cookies.
Although, I think Porsche has evolved past the danger of a flat-six flying through the back seat.
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they are safe cars now, thanks to lots of pretty ingenious engineering. by design, they are pretty nuts. They have even overcome the effects of heavy rear weight bias and put them to their advantage.
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