What is Mid-engine design?
[[File:Rene Bonnet Djet 1 1964 (later the Matra Djet) (15834048751).jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|A mid-engine car}}]] A '''mid-engine layout''' describes the [[wikt:location|location]] of an [[automobile]] [[engine]] between the front and rear [[axle]]s.<ref name=dtcDF>{{cite web |url=http://www.drivingfast.net/track/engine-driveline.htm |title=Developing a Track Car |publisher=DrivingFast.net |access-date=11 June 2016 |archive-date=27 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927103849/http://www.drivingfast.net/track/engine-driveline.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> A [[physics]] term, [[moment of inertia]], shows how hard it is to turn a moving object.<ref name=dtcDF/> In a front engine [[front-wheel drive]] car, the drive wheels also have to steer the car, causing [[Torque steering|torque steer]] (pull to one side during [[Acceleration]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mechanicalmania.blogspot.com/2011/07/advantages-disadvantages-of-rear-wheel.html |title=Advantages and Disadvantages of Rear Wheel Drive |publisher=Mechanical Engineering |access-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> Front-wheel drive can cause the vehicle to [[Understeer and oversteer|oversteer]] (turn more sharply than the driver expects) in a corner. A front engine [[rear-wheel drive]] can have good weight distribution ([[wikt:balance|balance]] front to rear), but has a higher moment of inertia than mid engine layout.<ref name=dtcDF/> The mid-engine layout has none of these disadvantages. It has better weight distribution and a lower moment of inertia.<ref name=highend>{{cite web |url=http://www.whyhighend.com/front-vs-mid-engine.html |title=Front vs Mid Engine |publisher=WhyHighEnd.com |access-date=11 June 2016 |archive-date=14 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814184737/http://www.whyhighend.com/front-vs-mid-engine.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its main disadvantage is that the engine, mounted in the middle, leaves much less room for [[passenger]]s and [[cargo]].<ref name=highend/> However, in [[racing]] there