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Originally Posted by Rusty Heap
if thus, then why don't we see more mid engine cars?
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Because it is a huge PITA to build and maintain a mid and/or rear engined modern car.
I am reminded of this every time I work on my exige. Coolant lines, oil lines, refrigerant lines, they all run the length of the car.
Front drive transverse is approximately 1 billion times easier to work on.
This is all compounded by the fact that it isn't too hard to get the engine entirely inside the wheel base on modern front mid engine cars. Look under the hood of an s2000 or a vette.
If cost and packaging wasn't an issue every pure sportscar would probably have the engine behind the driver.