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Originally Posted by Z06Driver
Get your facts straight....Corvettes are mid engine...just cause it's not in the back does not mean it is not.  |
+1 mounted behind the front axle qualifies as mid engine and the trans being in the back further optimizes weight distribution
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Originally Posted by mike the snake
Technically, you may be correct, but as far as I'm concerned, Corvette=front, Porsche 911=rear, then there's all the mid-engined cars =914, lots of Ferraris, MR2, Panteras, Ford GT and GT40, most Supercars, all with the standard mid-engined configuration. All have joined engine/transaxle arrangements.
Corvette has engine in front with transaxle in back. I enterptret engine behind driver to be=mid engined. Cars like the Viper and Corvette I consider front engined.
Cars like the DTM cars may also technically be mid-engined but I still view them as front engined cars with the engine moved really far back.
So, I guess was saying I wished GM would make a mid engined car with the engine behind the driver.
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Doesn't matter how you interpret it, the definition is simple... engines mounted in between the front and rear axles are considered a mid-engine design.. It doesnt matter if its oriented towards the front vs the rear..lol