[brian_]

Welcome!

While many people discuss this sort of configuration, and it is well-established in production cars (e.g. BMW i8, Acura NSX), I have yet to see anyone successfully build one themselves. I'm looking forward to seeing the result.

 

[ephemera]

This is one I built a couple of years ago, Matra Murena 3-seater, mid engine petrol engine driving rear wheels, AC motor through a Citroen C1 gearbox driving the front wheels. LiPo batteries with Orion BMS. Through the road charging. 2WD BEV or 4WD HEV or 2WD ICEV.

 

[brian_]

Through the road charging. 2WD BEV or 4WD HEV or 2WD ICEV.

This apparently has no motor-generator in the rear, and thus inefficient through-the-road charging (engine drives rear wheels while front wheels drive motor as generator) and electric-only drive to only the front wheels. It's still an impressive project, but it shows how difficult it is to build a fully functional hybrid of this configuration.

I think if someone wants this mid-engine hybrid configuration and isn't willing to pay for an Acura NSX or similar, the practical approach is to buy a wrecked Toyota transverse-engine AWD hybrid (e.g. Highlander or RAV4) and transplant everything into a mid-engine car (but switching which components are in which end)... that's essentially how Honda builds their NSX and their SUV with similar components.

 

[rmay635703]

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By request, I'm starting a separate thread to blog the conversion of my 1967 Firebird to a Hybrid by combining it with the running gear and suspension

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