Geez, and I've been calling it an S1997 to be technically correct.

 

Retardation at its finest.

 

Sell it to me?

You know, after reading this thread, I've decided its my car and I can call it w/e the hell I want.

 

so do you tell all your friends you have a mr2

 

Haha don't think it's going anywhere. It's actually my bro's but he's in the middle east now but doubt he is selling it as he has had it forever now...

 

Calling FR cars "mid-engine" because some part of the front-mounted engine happens to be at or behind front axle centerline (be it the engine's c.g. or its front-most extremity) is not a good idea imo.

Yeah, it's good to have the engine shoved back as far as reasonably possible.

No, it's not a mid-engined car in my book, and to call it one removes the descriptive power of the term "mid-engined".

Even "FMR" is a bit of a stretch. Particularly on a car like, say, the 370Z, which would be technically considered "front-mid-engine", but has a very Camaro-esque 55F/45R weight distribution.

FR = engine in front of driver/passengers, rear drive
MR = engine behind driver/passengers, largely in front of rear axle, rear drive
RR = engine largely behind rear axle, rear drive

And if you wanna call your FR car "FMR", it should at least have 50/50 or better (more rearward) weight distribution!

 

Love wikipedia. Here's one of those last three MR vehicles.

Volvo B58


The Volvo B10M and B12M are similar. And no, it's not behind the bus. It is the bus.

So technically, aren't we more similar to this Volvo bus than the Toyota MR2?

 

hahaha

 

i might not be looking in the right place, but i can't find the front axle on the s2k... i was able to tond them on the suby but i dont see them on my mr2, i mean s2k???

 

nsx=mr2 lol mr2 is the name of the car produced my toyota. it will never be a s2000. but i get ur idea of another car being mid engine, rear wheel drive and having 2 seats....nsx