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Mid-engine design

Automobile design in which the engine is placed between the front and rear axles Auto Union Typ C rear-mid engine rear-wheel-drive Grand Prix racing car, 1937 Since 1961 all Formula One cars use rear-mid engine rear-wheel-drive design In automotive engineering, a mid-engine layout is the placement of an automobile combustion engine between the front and rear axles rather than on an axle (between the front wheels in most cars) or even beyond one, like in the rear-engine Porsche 911.

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