Put aside your doubts about the mid - front arguments car and driver definition of Mid-engine

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mid-engine


A chassis layout that positions the engine behind the passenger compartment but ahead of the rear axle.

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Just because I'm on a roll
10Best Cars: Honda S2000

This car is just as pure and involving as the original, but also just a little easier to live with on an everyday basis.
January 2004


The S2000 narrowly missed the cut for last year's 10Best list, largely because it represented a level of sports-car purity that was just a little too pure (read

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by exceltoexcel
Just because I'm on a roll
10Best Cars: Honda S2000

 

I agree however this reply was to point out that it's considered front engine.

 

If you asked me ten years ago to describe a mid engine car my description would be of the traditional sense like most people.

Ten years later we have the S2000, Mercedes SLR and I'm sure a few others, that have decided to take automotive technology to a new level. Taking what you call a "mid engine" today to a new level. They've raised the bar on automotive technology.

With all due respect to Car & Driver, Road & Track, etc... They are all use to seeing mid engines behind the cabin. It's only lately they have witnessed the new breed of mid engine cars.

Technology is changing. Our way of thinking has to change too.

 

I think a lot of the earlier posts missed the real issue. The word "front" is obviously relative. You must look at the definition of "front-engine" or "mid-engine" if you want to see how "front" or "mid" is defined in reference to what we are talking about. I think it's been made clear now that the definition states that the reference point is the wheel-base as opposed to the cockpit of the car.

Not sure how you are going to argue with a "definition" unless you are trying to add or change the definition, which is fine, just as long as you understand that to the majority of people that use the term, you will be wrong as the "definition" of all English terms are simply the accepted definitions by the majority of the population .

P.S. I just read a few more of the more recent posts.....I guess we need to post a definition of Mid-Engine and Front-Engine in the S2Ki library so we can all argue that instead of what other people call our cars

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by simons2k
If you asked me ten years ago to describe a mid engine car my description would be of the traditional sense like most people.

Ten years later we have the S2000, Mercedes SLR and I'm sure a few others, that have decided to take automotive technology to a new level.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RiceBurnerTX
I think a lot of the earlier posts missed the real issue.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by exceltoexcel

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RiceBurnerTX

Not sure how you are going to argue with a "definition" unless you are trying to add or change the definition, which is fine, just as long as you understand that to the majority of people that use the term, you will be wrong as the "definition" of all English terms are simply the accepted definitions by the majority of the population .

NOT TRUE the majority of people can use a word incorrectly just because they don't understand the english language doesn't change the meaning of the word

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With all due respect to Car & Driver, Road & Track, etc... They are all use to seeing mid engines behind the cabin. It's only lately they have witnessed the new breed of mid engine cars.

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It's not just car and driver but every dictionary has the same definition.