It's all about balance. Even if you have only a passing interest in cars, you know the fast ones usually have their engines behind the driver. When handling is a priority, putting the engine behind ...

An example of a tiny French economy car that few still remember, this 1960 Renault Dauphine was rusting away in the desert a few years ago, but today, it's an SEMA star and a custom car icon. Launched ...

Throughout its history, Ford has developed many memorable concept cars and in this article, we're going to remember five of the most impressive that featured a mid-mounted engine. When talking about a ...

For decades, the combination of a mid-engine layout and a manual transmission defined the pinnacle of driver involvement. These weren’t just sports cars; they were finely balanced machines that ...

While everyone’s obsessively waiting for Toyota to finally bring back the MR2 with that new turbocharged 2.0-liter engine, someone in Japan is out there driving a bizarre mid-engine Toyota GT86 ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

It seems like the affordable mid-engine sports car wars are heating up. Hyundai recently published a YouTube video on its channel, teasing a new prototype that’s sporting a new mid-placed internal ...

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...

One of the very first elements any automotive designer must consider is where to locate the engine. Whether it's a typical internal-combustion powerplant or electric motors, engines require a lot of ...