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ELI5 : If short wheel based car handle so well, why are high end sports cars so long?

For example the mini Cooper. Handle incredibly well, lotus elise also short wheel based. Handles great, so why are cars such as lambo, ferrari, mclaren are so long in comparison?
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because short wheelbase handles great at low speed.  long wheelbase is more stable at high speeds. a mini is great bombing arount a track at 70 - 90 mph but at 180 it would be serious brown trouser time.