Mid Engine Craze

[kigango123]

The car Industry sure has been crazy

From front wheel drive craze back to rear wheel drive craze
Big engine craze to Small then back to Big engine

Now with the R8 out, many competitors are thinking of going to Mid engine sport modes

Audi R8
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Aston Martin NPX



Mercedes P8

which was suppsosedly aborted

now there are rumors of mclaren with a P11


Even the Russians were having a crack at a mid Engine Lotus competitor:
Nebo


And people are still thinking of the super corvette(not Blue Devil), The Mid Engine Super GM. which was a No No By GM.


Afterthought:
Dont forget the NSX that is supposed to be coming

[mclaren_crazy]

The artist's conception of that Aston is hideous. I will be praying every night to make sure nothing like that ever has the AM badge on it

[The_Canuck]

The new NSX which is supposed to be front engined...nuts to that thesis...

[Ferrer]

The new NSX which is supposed to be front engined...nuts to that thesis...

And most of these cars aren't in production or even confirmed.

[kigango123]

And most of these cars aren't in production or even confirmed.

well its the thoughts from the manufacturers that counts, besides Most of these companies are serious white collar planners, they cant be spending millions of moneys on hot gas, We are bound to see at least one Mid engine car born that will replace the MR2



Dont forget Prodrive P2, or chrysler ME concept thing

[Ferrer]

well its the thoughts from the manufacturers that counts, besides Most of these companies are serious white collar planners, they cant be spending millions of moneys on hot gas, We are bound to see at least one Mid engine car born that will replace the MR2



Dont forget Prodrive P2, or chrysler ME concept thing

I think the Prodrive P2 is front engined. And anyway none of the cars mentioned really counts as an MR2 successor at all.

[Turbo.Jenkens]

We are bound to see at least one Mid engine car born that will replace the MR2
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You mean the MR-S.... yea, they don't make that any more either. Is there a single mid-engine car made in Japan any more?

With the exception of the R8, Cayman, and Ford GT (don't flame me for missing one) all companies that make mid-engine road cars have been doing so for a long time.

[kigango123]

I think the Prodrive P2 is front engined. And anyway none of the cars mentioned really counts as an MR2 successor at all.

yeah, it was prodrive p1 i think but fact remains that there is no longer a cheap mid engine sports car in the markett that one can buy

Except for the lotus elise which is still quite rare, and not that cheap
Just four years ago we had the NSX and MR2, and with that competition gone it is only a matter of time before someone fills that space

[whiteballz]

Just four years ago we had the NSX and MR2, and with that competition gone it is only a matter of time before someone fills that space

wait wait wait.. are you saying the NSX and the MR2 were competitors?

[The_Canuck]

I think he means to the Elise...

[Turbo.Jenkens]

wait wait wait.. are you saying the NSX and the MR2 were competitors?

It would appear so. He also implies that the NSX is cheap. Which prompts the question: what kind of burgers do you flip?

[whiteballz]

*heart attack*

150k (AUD) + supercar competing with 35k hairdressers car?

Obviously we're wrong, their direct competitors.

[clutch-monkey]

It would appear so. He also implies that the NSX is cheap. Which prompts the question: what kind of burgers do you flip?

solid gold burgers.

[kigango123]

It would appear so. He also implies that the NSX is cheap. Which prompts the question: what kind of burgers do you flip?

you guys twist words more than you are knobs, I only said that if you had wanted to get a mid engine car that had a warranty and would cost less than 70 k then you had the mr2 and NSX, they were not that cheap but they were something unlike now where you can't afford anything other than replica kits

And by the way wendy's is not a gold trader

[whiteballz]

You failed to create a sentance that clearly showed what you were trying to say.

Wendys? Isnt that an ice cream place?