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MR revival?

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How has an automaker not:
>use they're small FWD 4-door 4-banger platform (Corolla, Civic, Fiesta)
>remove rear seats, flip engine and trans to rear

Mid-rear engine, 2 door coupe.

It would weigh ~2,500lbs, and maybe cost $20-25k for the base model making 175-225HP or $30k-35k for a turbo model making around 300HP.
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Because that's not how platform engineering works, let alone chassis design?

Not to mention most shit box econo cars have horrible rear suspensions.
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>>16530773
Watch out guys, we got an engineering major here.

Fucktard, the read suspension would be completely different because it would now be the powered set of wheels.
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>>16530712
renault did this
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>>16530934
So did Rover
>rear subframe is almost identical to front subframe on a different, FWD, car
>front hubs still have half of a CV joint inserted
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>>16531011
Desire to fit Rover 25 front engine and axle into MGF intensifies.
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>>16531025
I don't think anyone ever did it, but there is no reason why it wouldn't fit, you'd just need a metro subframe to carry the engine and then it's just a case of cutting out the spare wheel well and working out how to get the throttles and gear linkages to work.
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>>16530712
becuase they want CURRENT YEAR bloated dogshit instead.

I think it could be doable cheaply.
>take gt86 platform
>use engine bay as frunk
>remove rear seats which were near useless anyway
>engine over rear axle
>leave suspension same up front
>similar body with a few changes, rear notchback instead of how it is now
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Toyota tried with the MR2. People don't like snap oversteer.
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>>16531259
B-but muh /o/ meme machine
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The fiero sold well but never made any money.
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