Front drivers, was: <VV>Used to be Novas and Vairs

[airvair]

Then what is that hump down the middle of almost every front driver out
there? Oh, I forgot. They lowered the floorpan so low that they needed
somewhere to run the exhaust pipe. LOL Anyway, that blows your assertion
about a tunnel. Bottom line: front drive does NOT assure a tunnel-less
passenger compartment. Hence not much advantage there.

-Mark

Padgett wrote:
> 
> > > Having said all that, I'm sure the main reason front engine/FWD came
> > about was strictly packaging - especially for small cars.
> 
> It helps from a manufacturing
> standpoint also - like the Corvair, you just have a power module, not bits
> at both ends and there is no driveshaft tunnel needed.
> 
> Padgett
>