Used the search and couldn’t find anything. I was wondering if you guys had any plans for rear-mounted Gearboxes, like you’d find on an Alfa Romeo?
What you mean is Transaxle 
A good question actually - it should be included, as it gives a way better weight distribution for sporty cars.
[quote=“pyrlix”]What you mean is Transaxle
A good question actually - it should be included, as ALFA ROMEO USED IT AND I LOVE ALFA’S!!![/quote]
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As did/do Volvo, Ferrari, Lancia, Porsche, Plymouth, Chevrolet, Lexus & Mercedes amongst others.
But I too love Alfas 
Don’t forget Ford RS200 and Nissan GTR.
Transaxle AND awd/4wd.
The RS200 even had a lever that selected between 50/50, 25/75, 0/100 awd modes. Mecanical, no computors. 
(I had a Volvo 340 myself)
Wasn’t the Ford RS200 mid-engined?
BTW; Pontiac Tempest!
Yes, it is mid-engine, 4 wheel drive.
Yepp, mid engined, but the gearbox was mounted together with the front differential. Therefore, transaxle.
There is also something else, some of the cars also mounted the clutch with the gearbox, (Alfa Romeo, latest Corvette?), others with the engine.
Possibly a bit later on, but for now we’ve got to get things like mid engine layouts sorted first.
I was trying to create a sports car the other day and realized that the body I picked out was in the style of an Aston Martin. Aston Martins use the front engine rear transaxle setup and with longitudinals FWDs so close to being ready in the game now, I was just wondering if maybe the front engine rear transaxle setup was also close to fruition?
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Indeed, I’m wondering this as well. For all the love the motor gets, the transmission options seem remarkably simple so far.
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The benefits of a transaxle in a front-engined, rear-wheel-drive car are twofold: with more weight over the back axle, drivability and sportiness are improved due to the increased traction (and hence less oversteer) provided by such a configuration.
ahem
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Not a priority right now (as compared to getting Tycoon stuff done, and getting the UE4 version out), but still something that should be possible.
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