mid-engine
In a mid-engine car, the engine sits in the middle of the vehicle. This helps the car balance better and turn more sharply.
A mid-engine layout places the engine behind the driver but ahead of the rear axle, improving weight distribution and handling.
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"Well, technically it's mid-engine. And so we'd probably do similar mid-engine kinds of cars AMG GT springs to mind, but also rear mid-engine kinds of cars too."
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"So it's a, I know about Cooper Monaco's, which is like a sports racer, early 60s, ... like early mid-engine, right?"
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"...and go mid-engine? ... The idea of the Miata, a cheap car being mid-engine. ... it would be cool to have a mid-engine cheap car again."
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