Bmw Rear Engine Sports Car

The BMW 700 is a small rear. The B48 may be the most ubiquitous engine in BMW's range, but there's only one sports car powered by it. The BMW 700 is perhaps one of the more unlikely racing cars.

Powered by a 697cc flat-two engine mounted at the rear it is outgunned by even the most modest of Austins in the St Mary's Trophy, but. Today, most sports car engines are positioned in the rear-mid area of the vehicle, to utilize balance and center of gravity, re-emphasizing the importance of rear-engines to the speed of the vehicles. Also, rear.

The little 700 is often overlooked. Fact is: none of those cars would exist if it wasn't for the 700. As the '50s were coming to an end, so was BMW.

Its economical Isetta wasn't keeping it afloat and the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-fighting 507 sports car was too expensive to produce, nearly running the company into bankruptcy. Within a couple of years, however, BMW had pushed its base 2.0-liter, four. The Morgan Supersport is a new throwback sports car with a B58 inline.

10 unforgettable cars with engines in the back. From rare and classic models to cars you can take out on the road today, check out the best of the best. The engine drove the rear wheels through a second.

The Z3 Roadster is the epitome of an open top sports car from the 1960s with its long hood, short rear end, short overhangs on the front and rear and sweeping, deep lines with strongly accentuated wheel arches. The powerful engine sits at the front, driven of course by the rear axle. "This is the most authentic way to drive a BMW!".