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Originally Posted by notfarnow
Kinda sorta.
Yes, the Regular R5 layout was front engined / FWD. But it was also mid-engined. The engine was behind the transaxle, against the firewall. Same layout as a Citroen SM.
FWD / mid-engined is not a very common layout, because it pushes the firewall back and can make for a cramped interior. It also generally makes the engine difficult to work on.
Agreed, the REAR/mid engined R5 turbo was a different beast altogether.
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OK I'll give you that. The gearbox was in front of the engine in the regular R5. I can see that technically that does make it mid-engined, but when the Turbo 1 & 2 were conventional mid-engined, as in behind the driver, then I can also see the confusion.
