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I've never driven a classic 911
Same, but (again going on the word of others, mostly my Dad, and very much not a Porsche geek...) wasn't the 944 a better handling Porsche for most of its run? So even at the time they might have realised they could do better given freer reign in engineering decisions.
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Absolutely this. 70 years is a long time to engineer out the bad bits of a non-ideal layout. One reason modern 911s are less "quirky" is that they weigh a lot more overall and so the engine weighs less as a proportion.
FWIW I've never driven a classic 911 so I'm only going on the word of others about how they actually drive.