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• De Tomaso P70
  [[Category:De Tomaso vehicles|Mangusta]] [[Category:Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive vehicles]]
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• Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta
  ...| [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] ...[[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|front mid-engined, rear-wheel drive]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari, b
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• MF layout
  ...the passenger compartment. In contrast to the [[Front-engine, front-wheel drive layout]] (FF), the [[center of mass]] of the engine is behind the front axl ...Longitudinal engine|longitudinal]] mounted engines; [[transverse]] engined vehicles are possible in theory if the issue of passenger footwell location is addre
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• Lamborghini Silhouette
  '''The Lamborghini Silhouette''' was a mid-engine rear drive [[sports car]] made in small numbers by [[Lamborghini]] between 1976 and 19 [[Category:Lamborghini vehicles|Silhouette]]
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• AMX/3
  [[Category:Classic vehicles]] [[Category:Mid-engined vehicles]]
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• Ferrari California
  ...[[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] ...e direct injection]] 4.3L [[V8 engine|V8]], sending a claimed 338kW to the rear wheels. The car revives the "[[Ferrari_250#250_GT_Spider_California_SWB|Cal
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• Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
  ...|| [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] [[Image:1968-Alfa-Romeo-33-Stradale-Rear-Red-st.jpg|300px|thumb|left|'''Rear view of 33 Stradale''']]
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• FF layout
  ...out|RR]] and [[MR layout|MR]] layouts, it places the heavy engine over the drive wheels which aids traction. As the steered wheels are also the driven whee ...engine does not require a bevel gear to change the direction of the final drive, coastdown losses are reduced by approximately 2-3% of flywheel power and h
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• Front wheel drive
  ...tead. [[Rear wheel drive]] was the traditional standard while [[four wheel drive]] is also sometimes used. See also [[FF layout]]. ...mobile. [[Alvis Cars]] of the [[United Kingdom]] introduced a front wheel drive model in [[1928]], but it was not a success. The first successful models w
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...laces the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[mid engine]] and [[rear engine]] layouts are also used. ...the rear axles. Some [[FR layout]] vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front.
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• Flat-6
  ...between the front wheels are offset by the efficiency of adding four-wheel drive to the layout. In the past a number of other manufacturers have used them, .... The longest surviving flat-six engined model, the [[Porsche 911]], is a rear-engined sports car with acceptably compromised interior room and a long his
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• Ferrari 360 GTC
  ...double rear end. [[Wind tunnel]] research has led to a new system for the rear wing, with a notable improvement in vertical downforce. The performance of Drive: rear wheel drive
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• Ferrari 458 Italia
  ...|| [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] The '''Ferrari 458 Italia''' is a [[rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manu
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• De Tomaso Mangusta
  ...itted with Ford 289 V8 engine. In North American market was introduced a [[Mid-engine design|mid-mounted]] 306 [[Horsepower|hp]] Ford [[Ford Boss 302 engine|302] [[Category:De Tomaso vehicles|Mangusta]]
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• Maserati Bora
  | Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|RMR layout]] ...een pillars. Inside, the bucket seats, dash, door trim, centre console and rear bulkhead were trimmed in leather, electric windows having been standard, mo
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• Straight-6
  ...mewhat difficult to make smooth-running. The widespread use of front-wheel-drive and transverse ("east-west") engine configurations in smaller cars saw that ...re [[rear wheel drive]], but Volvo builds cars equipped with [[front wheel drive]] and a [[transverse engine|transverse]] straight six.
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• Ferrari FF
  ...layout – Front Mid-engine / Four-wheel drive|Front mid-engine, four-wheel-drive]] ...'Ferrari FF''' (FF meaning "Ferrari Four", for four seats and [[four-wheel drive]]) is a [[grand tourer]] presented by [[Ferrari]] on March 1, 2011 at the [
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• Ferrari 488
  ...l]] [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] The '''Ferrari 488''' (''Tipo F142M'') is a [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manu
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• Lamborghini Jalpa
  | Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|RMR layout]] Compared to the Countach, the Jalpa was much easier to drive, having better visibility and being more tractable in heavy traffic and at
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• Torsion beam suspension
  Some vehicles use torsion bars to provide [[self-leveling suspension|automatic leveling]] ...s used all round independent torsion bar suspension, along with air cooled rear engines. Also in the 1930s, prototypes of the first [[Volkswagen Beetle]] i
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• Lancia 037
  The '''Lancia Rally''' (also known as the '''Lancia Abarth #037''') was mid-engine rally car built by [[Lancia]] in the early 1980s purely for [[FIA]] [[Group ...speed off road driving. The 037 is notable as it retained the rear wheel drive layout that was nearly universal for rally cars of the pre-group B period,
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• Ferrari 328
  ...]], [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] ...er headlining to the removable roof panel plus rear window surround, and a rear aerofoil (standard on Japanese market models).
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• Alfa Romeo Sprint
  ...33]]. There were a few prototypes of 2.5 V6 rear mounted engine rear wheel drive Sprints built but this vehicle never made full serial production. ...ng small coupes of its time. Although of average quality, they were fun to drive and very predictable. With the engine mounted over the front wheels and a v
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• Alfa Romeo 156
  ...best looking car in its class. For any, this is the car with the 'hidden' rear door handles which are now commonplace. ...with a double wishbone front suspension and an all-independent multi-link rear suspension. The engine range encompassed 4-cylinder Twin Spark (150-155 bhp
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• Maserati Barchetta
  |Transmission ||[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] 6-speed transaxle, Rear wheel drive ...plus two prototypes (one racing-corsa, one street-stradale). It featured a mid-engine V6 [[Maserati Biturbo#Biturbo Engines|''AM501'' Maserati biturbo]] engine 1
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• Alfa Romeo 169
  ...elays has been the lack of a suitable platform. The 166 used a front wheel drive base related to its predecessor, the [[Alfa Romeo 164]]. Originally, after ...rt]] small cars. In return, Fiat would gain access to Mercedes' rear wheel drive platforms. For a while it looked almost certain that a deal was going to go
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• Lamborghini Reventón
  |Layout || [[Mid-enginedesign|Mid-engine]],[[four-wheeldrive]] ...ting one million [[euro]]s. The official press release stated that only 20 vehicles would be released to the public, with one additional car (marked as 0/20) p
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• Ferrari 348
  The '''Ferrari 348''' is a [[RMR layout|mid-engined, rear wheel drive]] [[V8]]-powered 2-seat [[sports car]], replacing the [[Ferrari 328|328]] i ...t adjustment abilities built in to each suspension, as well as a removable rear sub-frame to speed up the removal of the engine for maintenance.
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• Aurea
  ...ew more cars from existing parts and maintained parts supply under for the vehicles under Ceirano new Management from late 1926 onwards. ...o 1922 production; No "S" versions, 5 passenger body styles; 1460&nbsp;cc, rear wheel brakes only, wooden artillery type [[wheels]].<br>
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• Lancia Delta S4
  ...of the Group B regulations. It featured a mid-mounted engine and all wheel drive for superior traction and handling. The car's 1759 cc [[four cylinder]] eng ...and wiglets molded into the front bumper panel, flexible front skirt, and rear deck lid wing that featured both a full [[aerofoil]] wind section twinned w
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• Sports cars
  The layout of drive train and engine influences the handling characteristics of a car and is th The front-engine, rear wheel drive layout ([[FR layout]] for short) is common among sports cars of any era. Th
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• Fiat Cinquecento
  ...ty cars, including [[independent suspension]] both in the front and in the rear similar to the FIAT Tipo, front [[disc brake]]s, side impact bars along wit Unlike the [[rear-wheel drive]] 126, the Cinquecento was a [[front-wheel drive]] car. It was initially available with two engine choices, with the 1.1&nbs
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• Lancia Dedra
  ...d the whole Lancia range including the Dedra was withdrawn from right-hand drive markets a year later. The car, after 1993 also sold as a [[station wagon]], Image:Lancia Dedra.jpg|<font face="Trebuchet MS" font color=>Lancia Dedra rear view
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• Ferrari F50
  The '''Ferrari F50''' was a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] made by [[Ferrari]]. The F50 was introduced in 1995 to cel ...was built to compete in GT1-class racing. The car had a fixed roof, large rear spoiler, new front spoiler and many other adjustments. The 4.7 litre V12 en
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• Ferrari F355
  |Rear track || 1615 mm (63.6 in) ...laced by the [[Ferrari 360]]. It is a [[RMR layout|mid-engined, rear wheel drive]] [[V8]]-powered 2-seat [[coupe]]. One major difference between the V8 in t
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• Fiat Tempra
  ...main parts (most notably, the doors) were shared with the Fiat Tipo. Other vehicles, derived from the same project were [[Lancia Dedra]] (Tempra's most similar ...utomakers also, so they could find assembly line mistakes to improve their vehicles and give a better product.
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• Countach
  |Track:||1536&nbsp;mm (''front'')<br>1606&nbsp;mm (''rear'') ...driveshaft running back through the engine's sump to a differential at the rear. Although originally planned as a 5&nbsp;L powerplant, the first productio
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• Lancia Monte Carlo
  ...ash tests. The Scorpion had semi pop-up headlights and the 1976s had solid rear buttresses (Monte Carlos had glass inserts except for very early models). [[Category:Lancia vehicles|Monte Carlo]]
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• Lancia Kappa
  ...e:Lancia Kappa Coupe - derriere.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Lancia Kappa Coupé - rear view]] ...nly available in [[left-hand drive]], as Lancia pulled out of [[right-hand drive]] markets after the demise of the Thema.
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• Ferrari F12berlinetta
  ...| [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] ...a [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] [[grand tourer]] produced by [[Italy|Italian]] sports car manufacturer [[
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• Fiat Dino
  |Rear track || The '''[[Fiat]] Dino''' is a [[FR layout|front-engined, rear-drive]] [[sports car]] manufactured between 1966 and 1973. It was an intermediate
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• Fiat 1300/1500
  ...conventional cars, with longitudinally, front-mounted engines powering the rear axle via a four-speed [[manual transmission]]. The engines employed were tw [[Siata]], the Italian [[car tuning|tuning]] accessories and special vehicles manufacturer, devised a model called '''TS''' or '''1500 TS''' that differe
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• Fiat Regata
  ...el engines. Replacing the [[Fiat 131|131 Panorama]], it featured a folding rear [[bumper]], thus enabling easier access to the load area. The suspension an {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Lamborghini Aventador
  ...car_specsright" | carbon-fiber monocoque with aluminum subframes front and rear | class="lightbg" id="car_specsleft" | Drive
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• Alfa Romeo 1750
  | Rear track || 1274 mm [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|1750]]
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• Ferrari FXX
  *Drive system: [[RWD]] w/[[TCS]] ...Graphite-reinforced plastic|Carbon fiber]] body over carbon fiber tub with rear alloy subframe
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• Lamborghini Miura
  ...for the road were almost uniformly [[FR layout|front-engined, rear drive]] vehicles. The Miura was a trendsetter, the one that made the mid-engined layout ''d ...he front and rear of the car. There was a small trunk located in the very rear of the tail behind the engine.
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• Fiat 131
  ...ft]], under the transmission "tunnel", transmits the drive to a solid live rear axle. ...ock]] and [[aluminium alloy]] [[cylinder head]], either pushrod with chain drive camshaft or double (DOHC) [[overhead camshaft]], driven by a single rubber/
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• Autobianchi
  ...vehicles; these concepts included [[fibreglass]] bodies and [[front-wheel drive]]. ...anics)|transmission]] and [[Differential (mechanics)|differential]] (final drive) that has become prevalent in its cars today. This car competed with the [[
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• Ferrari Daytona
  ...ura|Miura]], the Daytona was a traditional [[FR layout|front-engined, rear-drive]] car. Customers were disappointed that Ferrari stuck with this layout, an The 5-speed [[manual transmission]] was mounted in the rear for optimal weight distribution, and a 4-wheel [[independent suspension]] f
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