Fact vs Fiction: 50/50 Weight distribution is "ideal"

[Kchrpm]

It almost kind of sort of sounds familiar, like I might have known and then forgot. Still, I feel insufficiently knowledgeable.

[retsmah]

I think Bryan kinda upstaged me when he started driving in the series too

[Dicknose]

From an agility point of view it's important to realize that a turning car doesn't rotate about its centre, its biased to the rear. Although some 4 wheel steering systems do try to move that point forward (but they don't turn the rears as much as the fronts)
So in terms of moment of inertia for rotating the car, a rear bias is preferred.
I got asked about this in a job interview! For a software job! By a guy who later helped found Tesla.

[Crazed_Insanity]

I suppose that's the main reason why f1 indycars and pretty much all modern super cars moved their engines behind the driver now...

Slight rear weight bias is helpful during hard acceleration with the 2 rear wheels, good for turning(as noted by DN), and distribute the weight to all 4 wheels better under braking...

That's probably as ideal as it gets...