nicolas dibari Thanks, glad you enjoy the simplicity and to-the-point nature of my videos. Stay in school!

@@EngineeringExplained can you explain whether a mid engine has to be behind the driver? I keep getting in this argument...

Tharee MaahthePuddi Cayman is mid engine, 911 is rear engine.

Tharee MaahthePuddi 911 has a bigger engine. base engine is 2,7liter, up to 3.4liter. 911 has a 3.4 up to 3.8 liter

Nicktrance1 And the GT4 is coming! Should be awesome!

Tharee MaahthePuddi It's not a chip, just different ECU tuning. Perhaps with an aftermarket ECU tune, (sometimes called a chip) the 3.4L cayman engine can reach 911 power figures.

Bryan Kendall Not reliably. The Cayman is cheaper than a 911 not just because it's slower, but the materials used to build the transmission, clutch, drivetrain, bottom end of the engine, etc are weaker and cheaper. Smaller injectors, fuel rails,lower compression pistons, smaller valves and cams, even with an ECU tune, the engine won't be able to keep up. There's only so much fuel you can add to atmospheric pressure.

yes, this is exactly what I'm researching right now.

transverse is more compact with less drivetrian loss and weight, though it limits how far forward you can place the motor

Bro can I borrow your tima machine?

How did you know!?

That's the reason why modern hot hatches (like Corsa VXR, Leon Cupra R, Focus RS500 etc.) need to have clever electronic front differentials. They all have 270+ HP and suffer from torque steering.

Hahahaha well that would just be a stupid layout :P

MC Taipan Imagine the opposite of FR. RF (Rear Engine - Front Wheel Drive) with a V-6 Turbo like 500+ HP. Now that would be burnout paradise. lol

hahaha yes well i searched for a while ago for cars with rear engine and FWD and there was a rare type of smaller buss that had it. 1 rear wheel and 2 front wheels with steering in the back.

Also there are a few cars that has rear-mid engine and 4-5 seats. Lamborghini got one nad Ferarri got one. The engine is probably mounted transversely.

nickfs442 Thanks, no plans on stopping!

It's called the Dymaxion car in case anyone is wondering.

Transverse vs Longitudinal: Transverse are engines installed parallel to the vehicle longitude line (imagine center line running from the front to back). This is the direction most FWD cars have their engines. Think/google Honda Civic. Longitudinal is easy. These are engines that have their outputs along the longitude of the vehicle. This is the orientation most Front-engine RWD vehicles are mounted. Think/google V8 muscle cars, but this also applies to MR or RR cars like the Caymen and 911, and pretty much every super/hypercar in the world - where you will see the runners and exhaust running parallel with the longitude of the vehicle. Which is better? No such thing, really. It depends entirely on application, fitment, and feasibility. Transverse engines can only be as long as the vehicle can afford to have the engine bay be wide. Multi-link suspension: Means exactly what it sounds like. It is a suspension that relies on multiple links to do its job. There is no such thing as a set pattern or group of specific benefits/cons, as the different variations in the number of, location of, and the physically attributes of the linkages themselves all dictate very different behaviors. www.autoevolution.com/news/how-multi-link-suspension-works-7804.html Boxer engine design returns oil from the cylinder to the sump primarily the same way other engines do - and it's not by gravity. It's by the piston's lowest rings, the oil rings. Their purpose is more or less scraping oil off the cylinder wall during "down" strokes (inward, in the case of a flat/boxer) or intake & power strokes, keeping a certain amount to keep the wall lubricated, but preventing excess from entering the combustion chamber. Once the oil's been scraped inward, gravity then pulls it down to the sump, usually having to pass a windage tray and the like on the way.

Joe Smathers One thing that is good with transverse mid engines is that it gives the car shorter wheelbase like the Lancia stratos with its mid mounted v6 from Ferarri dino.

Yep.

Thank you:)

Of those choices I'd probably go with the FR-S since it's RWD and I believe it's the lightest. But test drive them and see which one you prefer. :)

fr-s, please go for fr-s

+hypershadow5g I've combined the two here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9ZkgcyJmaecmKs.html

+Engineering Explained Oh cool thanks, I missed that part. Thanks for all your videos btw, they're all really simple and informative

snap oversteer!

It is mostly a myth. I have tried very hard to cause snap oversteer and I have not managed to do it yet. I have lost control of the rear but I have managed to regain it everytime. Like he said in the video when you finally do lose control of the rear end in a mid-engine car it is harder to get it back but it isn't impossible. I blame all the snap oversteer hype on lack of driving ability.

why don t you like FR anymore then?

Andrei Tanasescu Nothing else I have driven feels the same as the MR2. The cars feels like it is glued to the ground. Granted I have not had a chance to drive a lot of performance FR cars in a while. I still like a lot of FR cars and plan on buying one sometime soon(MK2 or MK3 Supra or an FB or FC RX7).

Tharee MaahthePuddi FR is Front engine Rear wheel drive. The MR in MR2 is Mid engine Rear wheel drive.

ofcourse, all ferraris have this layout.

You can but once it's start spinning.. It will go out of control with in no time..

You're talking about front-midship; when the engine is in front of the driver but near or in the middle of the vehicle.

Technically it just has to be between the two axles, but it's common to refer to mid engines as mounting in front of the rear axle.

but in the end you're right. cars like the sls or the lfa are mid engined as their engine isn't located on the front axle as in normal front engine cars, but behind it and therefore between the axles. it has the disadvantage that it also limits the passenger space if you don't want to build a 90 meter long front end. this is one of the reasons why old audi rs cars had their engines so far in the front which made them understeer.

If my not so good car knowledge is good I think AWD is active all the time and 4WD you can choose when to activate it like when scaling a incline.

UnpopularGoblin ALright, yeah. I was sorta thinking the same thing but someone was telling me that I was wrong soooo yeah lol thx!

If we assume that your car has four wheels on the floor, then no, there is no difference. But for something like the Mercedes 6 x 6, all wheel drive (AWD) will mean something different than four wheel drive (4WD).

UnpopularGoblin I believe full-time vs. part-time AWD is a different matter entirely.

awd has a center diff. 4wd has a transfer case. they are both forms of 4x4, meaning 4 out of 4 wheels can get power. thats not the only reason but it is one

I've got a manual, mid engined RWD car (MG F). The gearbox and clutch are in the back with the engine. The gear selector has links/cables running from the cabin to the back to operate it. Also, the radiator is in the front with coolant pipes running underneath the car to the back. Sounds like a hassle but it's pretty clever. And then again the exhaust setup is a lot shorter compared to a front engined car. A big downside is indeed access to the engine bay (you don't just simply pop the hood :) )

oh, that makes more sense, i remember reading somewhere that the 2008DKR was Mid-Engined Front wheel drive and i was like "wtf?" thanks for the info ;)

Peugeot/Redbull designed the 2008DKR as Mid RWD so that they could empty the space up front for the front wheels. That's probably where you got confused. It allows more tricks to be pulled with the suspension geometry, more travel, and technically would allow allow the "truck" to have as much approach angle (the maximum angle between the bottom of the front tires and the edge of an object being driven towards) as they wanted.

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Tend to understeer due to the weight up front.

Roclee612 Yes they do. See Gallardo, Aventador, R8, and Huracan.

Porsche Curves i've seen/read some reviews about those cars, haven't heard anyone mention that they understeer.

Afterburner991 You apparently haven't read enough then. jalopnik.com/is-the-lamborghini-huracan-just-an-understeering-audi-f-1625466205 www.carscoops.com/2014/08/lamborghini-huracan-gets-bad-review.html

Thanks, i'll check it out, but that is one review. And what's enough btw? I should have looked at reviews until i found one that says it understeers?

From an engineer's point of view they probably don't make a whole lot of sense, which is why you don't see any in motorsports. It's double the weight, they are more complicated, don't leave any room for a boot and generally take away a lot more space.

Electric cars will make use of it i guess. There is a few custum builds with twin engine out there. Jay Leno had a mini on his show. I advise you to check it out.

There was an old racing car called the Alfa Romeo Bimotore which had one engine in the front and one in the rear. And they both drove the rear wheels, which were reduced to nothing but a rim after a short while, because of the enormous torque.

There legal here in the uk. Most twin engine cars brake down in to two types: A) Linked engines Two or more engines are linked up, often just with constant mesh gears This is the easy way to do it as your just making one massive engine. B) Separate engines You don't link the engines togeater and have each engine power it's end of the car. This do need more work as you'll need a second set of controls but it's not all that hard. It is not as hard as it first seems, both engines will still push even if there power out puts are different and separate engined cars can just use an auto box to get a little slippage.

Yeah, P85D Tesla Model S has a motor front and back with no driveshaft.

They also are rear wheel steering.

If I'm not mistaken Jason used to work in a forklift factory, so he probably knows what's up.

I dont remember saying they werent rear wheel steer?