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Apart from the Le Mans-winning GT40, the rally-bred RS200, and the two famous iterations of the GT, Ford has built several interesting mid-engine prototypes throughout its history. Placing a motor ...

Rear-mid-engine layouts used to be the stuff of Italian exotic sports cars. Ferrari, Lamborghini, and other high-performance brands spent decades refining the formula: engine behind the driver, weight ...

Mr. Toyoda himself had some words to share on the company's YouTube anime platform about a new debut at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

Volkswagen did something truly unhinged back in 2007 when it built the Golf GTI W12-650. Two months before Austria’s annual Wörthersee gathering of Vee-dub faithful, designers widened a Mk5 GTI and ...

Until Toyota revives one of these beloved nameplates, it’s busy working on a mid-engine hot hatchback based on the GR Yaris.

Toyota isn’t letting a few development hiccups get in the way of its plans for a new mid-engined model. Months after reports surfaced that the carmaker had run into significant issues with its GR ...

Long before the mid-engine layout became the standard for exotic high-performance rides, these road-legal sports cars went all in on placing the motor behind the driver, making history in the process.

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

The mid-engine sports car was introduced in 1962 when Rene Bonnet presented the short-lived Matra Djet at the Paris Salon. Less than a year later, Enzo Ferrari recognized the potential of mounting the ...

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...