Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

It's as if they can't afford for their mid-engined sports car to be faster than their signature rear-engined car because of all the effort put into arguing the rear-engine layout's case.

Mid engined, bit faster than a 911.

All manufacturers have a hierarchy, Porsche's isn't there to convince the world rear engined is faster than mid-engined, it's just there to sell a 911 for more money than a Cayman.

Even when they released the 911 they had a mid-engined car that was quicker :

And then there's this:

Anyway, point is, Porsche don't argue the rear engined layout is better than any other, it's just how they do the 911.