ENGINE PLACEMENT PART ONE: MID-ENGINE

Out of all of the cars in the world today, they all can be divided into several categories. One category is the mid-engine car segment. This is quite a special segment because all of the cars are very sporty, due to several reasons. But first, we need to clarify by what we mean by a 'mid-engine' car. By 'mid-engine cars', we are referring to cars with engines placed in the middle. Since the engine is the one of the heaviest components of a car, that allows for near-perfect weight distribution (the weight is equally distributed on the front and the rear axles). Also, it allows the car to be more agile during turns, since the inertia of the car is put directly on the middle of the car.  Thus, it makes the car very sporty, something that all car enthusiasts want. Having equal amounts of weight put on both axles also make the car safe, since electronic systems are able to run more efficiently as well. For example, the ABS systems will be more effective in a mid-engine car compared to a regular front-engine car, because the brakes at all four corners will use the same amount of force to stop the car. The main drawback is space of the rear passengers. Even though engine sizes vary for mid-engine cars, they all limit both cargo space and passenger room quite a bit. More specifically, the presence of the engine forces the cabin to be moved closer to the front of the car (for safety reasons), resulting in less cargo space at the back of the car. 

There are a couple of mid-engine cars on sale today like the Lotus Evora (base and S), Porsche Cayman (all trims), Lexus LFA, and so on.