MikeHynes
True Classic
OK, I get it. Without a frunk you have little cargo carrying capability. With the frunk you have ALOT!Pardon the second necropost on the same thread in one day...
There is a wisdom to FIAT's placement of the fuel tank. Toyota had a different but analogous solution on the MR2 (fuel tank in the tunnel.) The stock fuel tank is placed behind the car's second heaviest component--the driver--and very near center mass of the vehicle. Although throwing some weight into the frunk seems like a positive move in weight distribution, the reality is that there would be a notable difference in weight distribution between full tank and empty tank.
Also, as Rodger said, that frunk is handy.
But, in my experience with just a driver (a heavy one) in the car the RF corner is WAY underweight. In my racecar that leads to pushing in left hand corners. I put my fuel cell in the frunk, and the (heavy) battery in the passenger's footwell. And yes, I can feel the way the burn off of fuel influences handling (even in short - half hour - races). I also put the oil filter in the original battery location. And I still don't have enough weight in the RF.
I suppose I could some lead in the right hand side of the frunk, but my car is just at the weight limit as is and I doubt the additional weight would help in the LH corners (the majority of turns). If anything I would add another battery in the passenger's side footwell as that would at least serve two purposes. Mind you this is all about a racecar, most folks won't drive with nice sticky slicks, and won't try to push hard in daily driving. But if you're going to put a powerful and heavy powerplant in the back of your car, and you're not a drag racer, you probably want to drive around corners fast, so...