Reminder, the Corvette has always been Mid-engined

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09/27/2014 at 22:12 • Filed to: None

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Kinja'd!!! nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/27/2014 at 22:15

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I really don't like the definition of mid engined. Those front wheels could be 8 feet from the driver but if the engine is just behind the axle it counts as mid engined. Maybe a new name is necessary. Front-Aft perhaps. who knows. It bugs me.


Kinja'd!!! Viggen > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/27/2014 at 22:19

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You know what I meant.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/27/2014 at 22:29

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Fm =\= mr


Kinja'd!!! tromoly > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
09/27/2014 at 22:32

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It's front-engine, plain and simple.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > HammerheadFistpunch
09/27/2014 at 22:32

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But, still mid-engined none the less.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/27/2014 at 22:41

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yes, in the same way he is in the middle of the boat.

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Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > HammerheadFistpunch
09/27/2014 at 22:44

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Front:

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and anything between the axles is mid.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/27/2014 at 22:45

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exactly, that dude is in between the bow and stern...mid boat


Kinja'd!!! Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > HammerheadFistpunch
09/27/2014 at 22:54

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wat? They are mid-engined, but with the engine to the front of the cabin. The S2000 is the same as well, the motor is mounted quite a bit away from the front axle. On the Corvette the engine is just so huge it looks close to the front axle.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
09/27/2014 at 22:58

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fm is front mid, like the s2000. Mr is mid rear (drive) and connotes a driver in front of the engine and the engine in front of the rear axle. Both technically mid engined, but fm cars aren't considered mid engined traditionally


Kinja'd!!! StingrayJake > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/27/2014 at 23:01

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Seems like this should be a Blipshift shirt.

But seriously it's a difference between being FMR and RMR. Might be a misnomer, but when people say "mid-engine," they're almost always referring to RMR.

Being a dick about it is just being a dick about it.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > tromoly
09/27/2014 at 23:03

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It's not though.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
09/27/2014 at 23:07

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its fm (front mid)


Kinja'd!!! mike in So Cal > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
09/28/2014 at 01:42

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nissan calls their version FM- front mid


Kinja'd!!! The Stig's Rustbelt Cousin > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/28/2014 at 11:48

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Front engine: Engine in front of passenger cabin, behind front bumper.

Rear engine: Engine behind rear wheels, partially embedded in the tree that the car hit after exiting the road in a reverse-oriented fashion.

Mid-engine: Engine between rear wheels and cabin.

Defining every Corvette as a mid-engine car is pedantry at its best.