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R360 said:
iva cosworth said:
Not the Renault 5 Turbo [2] that was mid and rear drive
Cant think of any car with mid engine ,front drive a bit pointlesss layout really
A quick google shows that the first generation Renault 5 was in fact front wheel drive mid engine.Cant think of any car with mid engine ,front drive a bit pointlesss layout really


iva cosworth said:
R360 said:
iva cosworth said:
Not the Renault 5 Turbo [2] that was mid and rear drive
Cant think of any car with mid engine ,front drive a bit pointlesss layout really
A quick google shows that the first generation Renault 5 was in fact front wheel drive mid engine.Cant think of any car with mid engine ,front drive a bit pointlesss layout really


farrendahl said:
Interesting but highly boring fact, any car thats engine is fully behind the front axle but infront of the driver also classifies as mid engined which makes cars like the Saab Sonnett, Citroen SM and the afore mention Renault 5 all mid-engine front wheel drive.
There seems to be a fashion for calling any car with the engine in front of the driver but behind the front axle 'front mid-engined' which is sort of similar to what you say. I don't see it myself.As others have said the engine has to be behind the driver but in front of the rear axle line to be mid-engined. IMHO.
varsas said:
There seems to be a fashion for calling any car with the engine in front of the driver but behind the front axle 'front mid-engined' which is sort of similar to what you say. I don't see it myself.
As others have said the engine has to be behind the driver but in front of the rear axle line to be mid-engined. IMHO.
I would say the fashion is to describe rear mid engined as mid-engined. As others have said the engine has to be behind the driver but in front of the rear axle line to be mid-engined. IMHO.
the oxford english dictionary states:
(of a car) having the engine located centrally between the front and rear axles.
varsas said:
farrendahl said:
Interesting but highly boring fact, any car thats engine is fully behind the front axle but infront of the driver also classifies as mid engined which makes cars like the Saab Sonnett, Citroen SM and the afore mention Renault 5 all mid-engine front wheel drive.
There seems to be a fashion for calling any car with the engine in front of the driver but behind the front axle 'front mid-engined' which is sort of similar to what you say. I don't see it myself.As others have said the engine has to be behind the driver but in front of the rear axle line to be mid-engined. IMHO.
However opinion does not replace fact.
- edited because I could.
Edited by farrendahl on Tuesday 1st February 16:36
farrendahl said:
Well if we want to get really pedantic ...is that any vehicle that has an engine either fully behind the front axle or fully in front of the rear axle can rightly be proclaimed as a mid engined vehicle. Of course the popular opinion is that in order to be mid-engined the engine HAS to be behind the drivers compartment.
If you really want to be pedantic you need to replace the work 'or' in your text with the word 'and' otherwise every front engined and rear engined car can be classed as a mid-engined car Edited by farrendahl on Tuesday 1st February 16:36

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