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• Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout — In automotive design, a FMR, or Front Mid engine, Rear wheel drive layout is one that places the engine in the front, as in the FR layout, but pushed back enough that the engine s center of mass is to the rear of the front axle. This aids in… …   Wikipedia

• Mid-engine design — A mid engine layout describes the placement of an automobile engine between the rear and front axles. Another term for this is mid ship.[citation needed] Contents 1 Benefits 2 Drawbacks 3 …   Wikipedia

• Mid-engine, front-wheel drive layout — MF layout In automotive design, a MF, or Mid engine, Front wheel drive layout is one in which the front road wheels are driven by an internal combustion engine placed just behind them, in front of the passenger compartment. In contrast to the… …   Wikipedia

• Mid-engine, four-wheel drive layout — The Lamborghini Murciélago uses the M4 configuration. In automotive design, an M4, or Mid engine, Four wheel drive layout places the internal combustion engine in the middle of the vehicle, between both axles and drives all four roadwheels. It is …   Wikipedia

• mid-engine chassis configuration — The engine is located in the center of the chassis directly behind the passenger compartment (normally these are only 2 seater vehicles) but ahead of the center line of the rear wheels. In most cases, the fuel tank is directly in front of the… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• mid-engine — A chassis layout that positions the engine behind the passenger compartment but ahead of the rear axle. Also see underfloor mid engine front engine rear engine …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout — In automotive design, a RMR or Rear Mid engine, Rear wheel drive layout is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed just in front of them, behind the passenger compartment. In contrast to the rear engined RR layout, the center… …   Wikipedia

• underfloor mid-engine — A design, introduced on the Toyota Previa minivan, where the engine is located below the passenger compartment, between front and rear …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Front-engine design — A front mounted engine describes the placement of an automobile engine in front of the vehicle passenger compartment.Historically, this designation was used regardless of whether or not the entire engine was behind the front axle line. In recent… …   Wikipedia

• Front-wheel drive — (or FF layout) is a form of engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitudinal engine… …   Wikipedia

• front engine — A vehicle with its engine located at the front of a vehicle above the front suspension. This is the most common layout, which may be combined with either rear wheel or front wheel drive. Also see mid engine car rear engine …   Dictionary of automotive terms