automobile engine placement between the axles of a vehicle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A mid-engine layout describes the location of an automobile engine between the front and rear axles.[1] A physics term, moment of inertia, shows how hard it is to turn a moving object.[1] In a front engine front-wheel drive car, the drive wheels also have to steer the car, causing torque steer (pull to one side during Acceleration).[2] Front-wheel drive can cause the vehicle to oversteer (turn more sharply than the driver expects) in a corner. A front engine rear-wheel drive can have good weight distribution (balance front to rear), but has a higher moment of inertia than mid engine layout.[1] The mid-engine layout has none of these disadvantages. It has better weight distribution and a lower moment of inertia.[3] Its main disadvantage is that the engine, mounted in the middle, leaves much less room for passengers and cargo.[3] However, in racing there is usually only a driver so passengers and cargo are not an issue.
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