1. Possibly the most unusual mid-engined car in the world must be this FSO Polonez with a mid-mounted Lancia Stratos lump. Mental.
2. Even though the engine is in the front, the Honda S2000 is technically mid-engined, as the motor is in between the front and rear axles.
3. It could be argued that the first ever car, the 1886 Daimler- Benz, was mid-engined, because the engine was… well kind of in the middle.
4. To solve the inherent visability issues with having a midmounted engine and a low roofline, the Isdera Imperator was given a roofmounted periscope.
5. At just 660cc, the Honda Beat was the world’s smallest (and cheapest) mid-engined car when it was launched in 1991. 
6. The police on both sides of the Channel have used midengined vehicles. The French Gendarmes ran an Alpine A310 and our cops had a Lotus Esprit (admittedly, only as a publicity stunt).
7. De Tomaso introduced a mid-engined car in 1967, before Ferrari, Lamborghini and Lotus. It was the diminutive Vallelunga. 
8. The first (and one of the very few) mid-engined diesels was the Mercedes C111-II, used as a testbed for wankel and diesel technologies.
9. The very first race car with a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout was the 1923 Benz Tropfenwagen. 
10. What have a Bugatti Veyron and a Toyota Previa got in common? Nope, it’s not their engines it’s they’re both classed as mid-engined 4x4s!
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