Almost like a city bus design, or like a giant tadpole. It would make it so much easier to see around corners. Engine in the back, driver’s seat behind a somewhat flat or maybe bubble-like windshield for aerodynamics.
For years I drove a van with a short stubby front end. It is so incredibly easier to control and have spatial awareness of the edges of your vehicle compared to the other extreme like a Mustang or Charger where you’re sitting in a bucket and can only see a foot above your 7 feet of hood.
I know some high end sports cars have the engines in the back, so I don’t think that’s a problem. But why not eliminate the hood altogether?
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Car design is a compromise between safety, cost and efficiency. The main reason for putting the driver in the middle is to put the driver in the safest possible spot from a collision from any angle. Can’t plan on all collisions being from only one given direction, so you do what you can.
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