It would have been all too easy to fill a gallery of mid-engined cars with Ferraris, Lamborghinis and other assorted exotica., so here we bring you some of the landmark mid-engined cars since the first arrived in the early 1960s. Sure, there are a few exotics in here, but you'll also find affordable sportsters, intriguing rarities and even one or two concepts to remind you of what might have been.The one that started it all; the world's first ever mid-engined road car.
Its designer Ian Callum recently announced his retirement from Jaguar. As he did so, he described this car as"the one that got away... my greatest sadness at Jaguar [that it did not reach production]."Coming up with a sequel to the Zonda was never going to be easy, but Pagani more than pulled it off with a car that looked fabulous from every angle, was even better to drive and even faster. Still fitted with a Mercedes-AMG twin-turbo V12, the Huayra could crack 238mph.
Aston Martin has never built a mid-engined production car, so when it showcased its Vanquish Vision concept at the 2019 Geneva Salon a few eyebrows were raised. That's because this car is set to reach showrooms in 2022 and go head to head with junior supercars from the likes of Ferrari, McLaren and Lamborghini.The eighth-generation, mid-engined Corvette was unveiled in July 2019, switching the 'Vette away from a front-engined layout for the first time in the model's history.