Maybe FR should be called LHR, for long hood, rear wheel drive. Real MR cars should be called SHR, for short hood, rear wheel drive. Many FR cars would be considered a MR if you say the engine centerline is behind the front axles. If the full engine is behind the front axle, the hood would be extremely long or the engine is really short. I believe the correct term is front-midship.
Visually, I think many responds well to MR layout cars because the hood (front) and rear are equally distributed. The rear may actually be slightly heavier than the front by weight, but inertia already proved that it pays off to have the engine towards the rear, since most cars are driving forward 99% of the time, shifting the weight to the rear anyways. Long hood cars have their beauty and advantages, but in today's market, they are overused. Also the Z4, S2000, etc longhood style is just plain goofy looking at certain angles; no offense to those particular owners. I guess it's just not my cup of tea.
Visually, I think many responds well to MR layout cars because the hood (front) and rear are equally distributed. The rear may actually be slightly heavier than the front by weight, but inertia already proved that it pays off to have the engine towards the rear, since most cars are driving forward 99% of the time, shifting the weight to the rear anyways. Long hood cars have their beauty and advantages, but in today's market, they are overused. Also the Z4, S2000, etc longhood style is just plain goofy looking at certain angles; no offense to those particular owners. I guess it's just not my cup of tea.
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