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Old 11-08-2011, 11:12 PM   #436
Kostamojen
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Originally Posted by Marrk View Post
After all this talk of designing the car with the engine "low and to the rear," it looks like the engine is on top of the front axle. I would call that "ridiculous," not "revolutionary."

But maybe the car handles well despite this.
Its not revolutionary, just common sense.

I just put this together to illustrate the change in engine location:



I also made this photo awhile ago as a drivetrain/suspension comparison photo, as it shows it even better along with how the suspension layout is the same:



(Yes, I know I stretched the FT/FRS/BRZ out a bit to the wrong size, but the point was to match up the suspension components)
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