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[[Image:Sonett-mk1-red.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Saab Sonett]] mk1 used the MF layout by turning the engine and running it "backwards".]] ...(FF), the [[center of mass]] of the engine is behind the front axle. This layout is typically chosen for its better weight distribution (the heaviest compon

| Layout || [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] ...P540 Superfast Aperta''' is a one-off [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|front mid-engined, rear-wheel drive]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italia

...cars in conditions such as snow. However, powerful cars rarely use the FF layout because weight transference under acceleration unloads the front wheels and ...the [[Mini]]. In the 1980s, the traction and packaging advantages of this layout caused many compact and mid-sized vehicles to adopt it. Because the transv

| Layout || [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] ...tible]]. The California is powered by [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|front-mid mounted]] [[gasoline direct injection]] 4.3L [[V8 engine|V8]], se

| Layout || '''The Lamborghini Silhouette''' was a mid-engine rear drive [[sports car]] made in small numbers by [[Lamborghini]] between

...standard while [[four wheel drive]] is also sometimes used. See also [[FF layout]]. ...l out of favor, except at Saab. The first-generation [[Saab 900]] had this layout with helical gears but the [[thrust bearings]] involved gave out a characte

...cating parts, a low center of gravity, and a very short engine length. The layout also lends itself to efficient [[air cooling]]. However, it is an intrinsic ...ront wheels are offset by the efficiency of adding four-wheel drive to the layout. In the past a number of other manufacturers have used them, notably [[Pres

|Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] [[Category:Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive vehicles]]

...was a common form of [[engine]]/[[transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] layout used in [[automobile]]s throughout the [[20th century]]. RWD typically plac ...differential (mechanics)|differential]] between the rear axles. Some [[FR layout]] vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the

...design#FM4 layout – Front Mid-engine / Four-wheel drive|Front mid-engine, four-wheel-drive]] ...positions, leaving the car most often in the traditional rear wheel drive layout.

|Layout || [[RMR layout]] ...itted with Ford 289 V8 engine. In North American market was introduced a [[Mid-engine design|mid-mounted]] 306 [[Horsepower|hp]] Ford [[Ford Boss 302 engine|302]

| Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] The '''Ferrari 458 Italia''' is a [[rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manufacture

...es-Benz]] used to build many straight sixes, it has recently abandoned the layout and now only engineers V6 engines (they have retained the former for medium ...d straight-6 engines until changes in their design make the shorter [[V8]] layout more suitable.

| Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|RMR layout]]

|Class:||[[RR layout|rear-engined]] [[coupe]] ...ey used a [[MR layout|mid-mounted]] [[flat-12]] engine, replacing the [[FR layout|FR]] [[Ferrari Daytona|Daytona]], and succeeded in the Ferrari stable by th

The '''Lancia Rally''' (also known as the '''Lancia Abarth #037''') was mid-engine rally car built by [[Lancia]] in the early 1980s purely for [[FIA]] [[Group ==Layout==

|Layout || [[RMR layout]] The '''Vallelunga''' was an extremely rare [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[De Tomaso]] from [[1965]] throug

...ant better handling and performance. The resulting designs of the mid-ship layout were often very exotic and eye-catching; they were everything a supercar sh

| Layout || [[RMR layout]] ...veiled at the 1970 [[Geneva Motor Show]]. It was the last in a series of [[mid-engine]]d studies based on one of the twenty-five [[Ferrari 512|512 S]] racing car

| Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|RMR layout]] [[Category:Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive vehicles]]

...inal engine|Longitudinal]] [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] ...''Ferrari 488''' (''Tipo F142M'') is a [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manufacture

*Layout: Mid-Engine / AWD

== Layout == The layout of drive train and engine influences the handling characteristics of a car

|Class:||[[FF layout|front-engined]] [[saloon]]/[[estate]] ...of the Year]] award; it was described as having a "very refined suspension layout so to offer an impeccable roadholding". The 156 has won other awards, inclu

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[coupe]] The '''Ferrari Testarossa''' is an [[V12]] [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car|sports]] [[car]] made by [[Ferrari]], which went

...verse engine|Transverse]], [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] ...which they also shared a similar radiator grille and front light assembly layout. Thus all the eight-cylinder cars in the range shared fairly unified front

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[coupe]] ...med for Ferrari's 1960s [[Ferrari 250 GTO|250 GTO]]) was based on the [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[Ferrari 308 GTB|308 GTB]]. It used a de-bored (by 1 m

|Layout || [[MR layout]] The [[mid-engine design|mid-engine]] Merak used the Bora bodyshell, but with the extra space offered by the sm

|Class:||[[RR layout|rear-engined]] [[coupe]] ...ey used a [[MR layout|mid-mounted]] [[flat-12]] engine, replacing the [[FR layout|FR]] [[Ferrari Daytona|Daytona]], and succeeded in the Ferrari stable by th

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[coupe]] ...o]] [[automobile]]s. Introduced in [[1996]], the 550 was an upmarket [[FR layout|front-engined]] [[V12]] coupe of the kind not seen since the [[Ferrari Dayt

|Layout || [[Mid-enginedesign|Mid-engine]],[[four-wheeldrive]] The '''Lamborghini Reventón''' ({{IPA-es|ɾeβenˈton}}) is a [[RMR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] that debuted at the 2007 [[Frankfurt Motor Sho

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] 2+2 The '''[[Ferrari]] 400''' and '''412''' models are lesser-known [[FR layout|front-engined]] 2+2 [[coupe]]s. Their design is derived from the 365 GT4 2

...technically speaking it is 180 degree [[V12 engine|V12]]) using mid-engine layout. With two Roots type superchargers, the engine could produce up to 225 bhp

|Layout || [[RMR layout]] The '''Lancia Montecarlo''' is a [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] which was produced by [[Lancia]] in [[Italy]]

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...t Ferrari stuck with this layout, and the Daytona was replaced by the [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer|512 Berlinetta Boxer]].

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[coupe]] The '''Ferrari 348''' is a [[RMR layout|mid-engined, rear wheel drive]] [[V8]]-powered 2-seat [[sports car]], repla

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] 2+2 ...ng scheme, and was fairly mild-performing (for a Ferrari). It used a [[MR layout|mid/rear-mounted]] [[V8]], shared with the [[Ferrari 308|308]], mounted [[t

The '''[[Lancia]] Monte Carlo''' was a [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] sold in the [[1970s]]. A low-power version, t ...t-branded 'big brother' to the [[Fiat X1/9]]. It had a similar mid-engined layout, with a larger engine and roomier interior.

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[coupe]] |Layout || [[RMR layout]]

|Layout & Class:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[mid-size car|mid-size]]

...#999;" |[[Image:Mid-Ohio track.gif|220px|center|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Layout]] ...cuit. In 1990, the [[Champ Car|CART]] series began utilizing the 2.25 mile layout. In 2006, a second major refurbishment saw several improvements. The entire

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] The '''Dino''' was a brand for [[MR layout|mid-engined, rear-drive]] [[sports car]]s produced by [[Ferrari]] from [[19

|Layout || [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] ...'F12B''' for short) is a [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] [[grand tourer]] produced by [[Italy|Italian]] sports c

|Platform:||[[FF layout|FF]] ''Type E''

|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] 3-door [[coupé]]

|Layout || [[RMR layout]] ...vehicles. The Miura was a trendsetter, the one that made the mid-engined layout ''de rigueur'' among two-seater high performance ''[[supercar]]s''.

|Layout || [[FR layout]] The '''[[Fiat]] Dino''' is a [[FR layout|front-engined, rear-drive]] [[sports car]] manufactured between 1966 and 19

| Platform || [[RMR layout]]

|Body Styles:||[[FR layout|FR]] [[mid-size car|mid-size]] [[sedan]]

...''double overhead cam'', ''dual overhead cam'' or ''twincam'') valvetrain layout is characterized by two camshafts being located within the cylinder head, w

| Layout || [[FR layout]]

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[coupe]] The '''Ferrari F50''' was a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] made by [[Ferrari]]. The F50 was introduced in 1995 to cel

|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[mid-size car|mid-size]] sedan ...the automotive press lamented the passing of the "purer" rear-wheel drive layout on a car from this sporting marque — the 155 was considered not in th

...[[Innocenti]]-built [[Mini]], which was the inspiration for the drivetrain layout.

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] Four [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars used the 330 engine and name as well — the

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] ...Ferrari]] 308 GTB''' (and similar '''208''' and later '''328''') were [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]]s that made up the lower end of the company's r

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]]; [[coupe]]; [[sports car]] [[Category:MR layout vehicles]]

|Layout || [[FF layout]]

|Layout || [[MR layout]] ...igned by Marcello Gandini, head designer at [[Bertone]], and the technical layout was loosely based on a (Lancia Fulvia V4 powered) concept car called '''Str

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[coupe]] *Engine: [[Longitudinal]], [[MR layout|Mid-mounted]], 65°, [[Naturally-aspirated engine|naturally-aspirated]] [[a

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[coupe]] ...as positioned as the company's highest-end model. The car used a transaxle layout, with the 6-speed manual gearbox located at the back, in-line with the driv

|Powertrain Layout:||Mid Engine / RWD

| Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] ...n in existence. The Fiat X1/9 was the first affordable [[mass produced]] [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] to employ the use of a transverse engin

|Layout || [[FR layout]]

| Layout || [[FR layout]] ...e 131 employs a [[Front-engine design|front engine]], [[rear-wheel drive]] layout, whereby the [[Internal combustion engine|engine]] is mounted in the front

...upercars have a rear [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] (RMR), [[rear-wheel drive]] layout, which allows for better distribution of weight. This potentially increases

| Layout || [[FF layout]] ...'''Beta Trevi'''; the Trevi also introduced a controversial new dashboard layout with deeply recessed displays, which was also later used in the third serie

| Layout || [[FR layout]]

|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[coupe]] & [[convertible]]

|Class:||[[micro car]]<br />[[FR layout|FR]]

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[coupe]]

The MC12 has a [[MR layout|mid-engine, rear wheel drive]] [[V12]] in a 2 door [[coupe]] with a [[targa top]] roof

...V12-powered Espada 2+2 GT. This did use a more conventional front-engined layout and as a result the six cylinder engine was not used again. The Marzal was

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[coupe]] The '''Ferrari F40''' is a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] that was produced by [[Ferrari]] from 1987 to 1992 as the

...ing 0-60 mph in just 4.2 seconds. Most prior DeTomaso models featured [[MR layout|mid-engined]] designs; the Bigua, however, was front-engined. The Ford infl

| Layout || | Platform || [[FR layout|FR]]/[[Rear-wheel drive|RWD]]

...rro''. The [[Iso]] ''Autocarro'' was larger than most, with its four-wheel layout, conventional rear axle with differential and leaf springs, and a large tub [[Category:MR layout vehicles]]

|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[compact car|compact]] 3- or 5-door [[hatchback]]

| Layout || Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout The '''Pagani Huayra''' is a [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[Pagani]]. It is a success

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[coupe]] The '''Pagani Zonda''' is a [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[Pagani]] in Italy. It de

|Layout & Class:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[Mid-size car]] ...of the Year]] award; it was described as having a "very refined suspension layout so to offer an impeccable roadholding". The 2.5 V6 engine was awarded with

|Layout || [[RMR layout]] |Layout || [[RMR layout]]

...carried on under the auspices of the new ATS organisation. At Ferrari, the mid-engine 250LM developed concurrently, with V12 power rather than a V8, on the direc ...Show]] in 1963, where it created a sensation with its advanced mid-engine layout, bold, shark-like body design and race-inspired technical specifications. U

...ered from a very rough ride due to the [[leaf-sprung]] rear [[suspension]] layout.

| Engine position = [[MR layout|mid-mounted]]

...ooper Car Company|Cooper]] dominating F1, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1960]] with the [[Ferrari Dino]]-V6-engine [ ...with road models, they were almost entirely dissimilar. The first Ferrari mid-engine in a road car did not arrive until the [[1967]] [[Ferrari Dino|Dino]], and

| Engine position = [[MR layout|mid-mounted at a 3.5° angle]] At the {{F1 GP|2010|Belgian}}, Ferrari introduced an improved double diffuser layout and Red Bull Racing inspired rear wing on Felipe Massa's car.

| Layout || [[FR layout]]

| Layout || [[RMR layout]] | Layout || [[RMR layout]]

...[1976]], and it became the U.S.'s answer to the [[Monaco Grand Prix]]. The layout of the downtown course changed three times over its eight-year run, but all

...Ferrari]] resisted the move for road use, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1963]]. Although these cars shared their na

lnterestingly, the [[Catria]]'s horizontal-cylinder engine layout preceded the arrival a year later of the similar-format 175cc [[Aermacchi]] ...some success around a [[Ducati Supermono]] of similar horizontal cylinder layout for the past six years might have helped. On the freshly-constructed factor

|Layout || [[FR layout]]

|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] 3 and 5-door [[hatchback]]<br>3-door [[convertible]] (Mark 1 only)

| Engine position = [[MR layout|mid-mounted]]

...lfa’s greatest single seat grand prix car. The Tipo B retained the Monza’s layout but cast the cylinders and heads integrally in the fixed head, testa fissa, ...ved and executed with attention to road-holding and lightness. The chassis layout was conventional, with solid axles front and rear sprung by semi-elliptic l

The layout of the cockpit, especially in the military fast jet, has undergone standard ...uman factors concerns are important in the design of modern cockpits. The layout and function of cockpit displays controls are designed to increase pilot [[

...owerful and heavier than sports cars, these vehicles typically have a [[FR layout]] and seating for four or [[2 plus 2|2+2]]. They are more expensive than sp

|Layout || [[FR layout]]

...solid #999;" |[[Image:Roadamericatrack.png|200px|center|Road America Track Layout]] ...[CART Fury: Championship Racing]], but the track looks slightly different, layout-wise.

...tempted a comeback under [[Roland Bugatti]] in the mid-1950s with the [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[Bugatti Prototypes#Type 251|Type 251]] race car. Designed

! colspan=2 |'''Mid-engine V6/V8''' |'''The Dino was the first mid-engined Ferrari. This layout would go on to be used in most Ferraris ofthe 1980s and 1990s. V6 and V8 F

...the production model. The shape of the body was very much dictated by the layout of the car's underpinnings, and the huge transversely located power unit se

...e cars before the race, is normally located next to the starting grid. The layout of the rest of the circuit varies widely, although in most cases the circui

...A-FOCA war]] of the early 1980s. Turbo engines were complex machines whose layout limited the ground effect 'tunnels' under the car. They were an emerging te

...from 5.412 km to 6.299 km. The race will revert to the circuit's original layout from {{F1|2011}}.

[[Image:Speedway track - labelled.png|thumb|right|Generic Speedway track layout]]

...countered that he was a leading Grand Prix driver and Le Mans was a simple layout that would not trouble him, to which Sommer backed down and they agreed to

...he most-loved F1 events of the season, due to the exciting and challenging layout of [[Suzuka Circuit]] which hosted many races in the past, and because of i

[[Image:Vacuum brake general.gif|thumb|Simplified layout of automatic vacuum brake cylinder and fittings]]

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