Fortwo: lease expensive RWD, Rear Engine car?

[torqueaholic]

Is the Fortwo the lease expensive RWD, Rear Engine car that you can buy new?

Would the Fortwo be considered rear engine or mid engine?

[DavidV]

Originally Posted by torqueaholic

Is the Fortwo the lease expensive RWD, Rear Engine car that you can buy new?

Would the Fortwo be considered rear engine or mid engine?

... not to mention the lightest ...

** DavidV

[angel]

I don't think anyone is leasing the smart fortwo.

The engine is considered rear.

Don't know if it's THE least expensive RWD or not but if it isn't I bet it comes close!

[Dave Van]

What car, RWD, FWD whtever, has a MSRP of less than my Pure at $11,590?
Must be a Kia or ??? Smart has got to be the least exspensive RWD car in USA.

[rotate]

I believe the Hyundai Accent has the cheapest MSRP of any car offered in this country at $10,775. Last years Chevy Aveo 5 started in the high 8's, but they have since raised the price making it the second cheapest. The Smart is indeed the cheapest rear wheel drive car offered on our shores. All the Kia's, Hyundai's, Honda's (except the s2000 and AWD Ridgeline), Toyotas (again except for the trucks), Suzuki's, VW's and anything else that fall even remotely into the price category is front wheel drive. I think I'm correct in saying that the v6 Ford Mustang at $19,650 is the second cheapest rear wheel drive car, that is until the 2009 Hyundai Genesis coupe comes out, which will likely be the cheapest. The Mazda MX-5 Miata and the Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky are not far behind. But rest assured the Smart will always be the best value out of all those, as none of the cars mentioned above come standard with electronic stability control (most don't even offer it) (except for when the Hyundai comes out, I'm sure that will have standard ESP) and some, like the Solstice and Sky don't even offer side air bags. In terms of a rear wheel drive car with the engine mounted in the back, the next cheapest (after the Smart) would be a Porsche Boxster. Anyways, the Smart seems more and more like a good deal.

[mmmeat]

Originally Posted by torqueaholic

Is the Fortwo the lease expensive RWD, Rear Engine car that you can buy new?

Would the Fortwo be considered rear engine or mid engine?

In a mid-engine vehicle, the engine is between the rear and front axles and the center of gravity of the engine is between the two axles.

In a rear engine car, the engine is on top of or behind the rear axle, and the center of gravity of the engine is behind the rear axle.

The Smart is, according to Smart, a rear engine vehicle.

Your pal,
Meat.

[bucketboss]

...and the Boxster/Cayman are both mid-engine. I think you have to go to the 911 to get a rear engine.

[stevenvillatoro]

Originally Posted by bucketboss

...and the Boxster/Cayman are both mid-engine. I think you have to go to the 911 to get a rear engine.

Saw your Isetta avatar... my second one was that color... it was stolen!

(Not accusing you, just commenting. Hahaha.)

[bucketboss]

Sorry, mine came from the original owner (in Ohio) unmolested and sitting for some 40+ years in a garage after it was parked in the 60s. Original survivor car.