Great picture, thanks - So, yeah then, the Cords were Long. FWD, albeit a little different, like an MR chassis/drivetrain geared in reverse, basically.
Not only the Cord. The Citroen Traction Avant, the Renault 4 and Renault 5⊠I think this âfront mid longitudinal FWDâ itâs the best one for weight distribution and for a better drivability (long wheelspan).
Main issue is that I am not even sure we have a lot of bodies suited for this setup, as it would require a lot of space behind the axle or a very short engine.
Well⊠the same can be said for the normal front longitudinal. We need a lot of space in front of the front wheel.
I think a lot of body can have a reasonable small engine in the âreverse longitudinalâ
Donât really need that much room, we just need short motors - flat twos and fours (Citroens), straight two and threes (canât think of an example), a V4 (Lancias), and a rotary (again, unsure of an example) would all be great short choices. I know its going to be a while before we get any of those, if we get them at all, but those excite me a lot more than big V12s or 16s. My 2Âą.
Donât forget all big Audis, like the A4, Quattro, A6, etc. But those have had the engine in front of the axle for some time, only recently they have moved them to over/behind it. Also, the best selling car down here used this longitudinal FWD for 30 years.
The biggest issues with the layout are more weight, worse packaging (with the engine using up more space, limiting interior room), less safety (as the engine used to move towards the cabin in the event of a front collision, but that is the same as any RWD car), but the conversion to AWD should be cheaper and there is more space around the engine, making repairs cheaper. In case of cars with the engine hanging in front of the wheels, it makes the weight balance, thus cornering capacity, a lot worse.
About the problems with interior room: look what the Citroën DS had
The longitudinal FWD mounted 4 cylinder engine was too high for the bonnet, so they had to move the engine way back in the interior
Thatâs really not as intrusive as any other comparable RWD car from itâs day, or even later.
I actually miss the transmission humps - when I was younger I would always sit in the middle in the front, and the hump was high enough to let my feet touch the floor. 
Nowadays it doesnât really matter - everyone seemed to go to front buckets instead of front bench seat. Man, I hate bucket seatsâŠ
Donât worry about that most cars have center consoles, and also besides the Acura Vigor made it through with longitudinal mounted Inline 5.
Well, look at the space between the engine and the front of the car 
There could be (if the bonnet was square) at least an inline 6 in there.
Not actually a lot of room between the pullys and the steering linkages.
Hmmm, I overlooked that bit 
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Use electric water pump and put the radiator/s in the trunk, then you could fit a straight 12 there, or a v 24. 
Where do you think the steering linkage is on a BMW? Itâs under the engine.
âLetâs invade the interior, otherwise it will spoil the styling !â
I like this way of thinking.
Chryslerâs LH platform used the same configuration (Think Dodge Intrepid or Eagle Vision.)
[quote=âxABSOLUTIONxâ]VAG group uses the same setup
Audi does that foreverâŠ
Renault did in 25, no idea on other models
HAS TO BE IN THE GAME <3[/quote]
Think Audi quit in '97 and they use a transverse setup on their FWD/AWD cars. The longitudinal are now just AWD. I live in the U.S. so it may be different for you but that is the status of the U.S. Audi models. (along with the completely idiotic no-manual-in-S3 bs 
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Well, thatâs a necro reply if Iâve ever seen one
Heck, why not add a Rear or mid FWD? 
jk
It seems that longitudinal FWD is added in the game 
(still a bit buggy)