Who can come up with the most dysfunctional but theoretically possible way to build a car?
My submission is a rear engined front wheel drive twin charged diesel rotary.
Let the entry’s commence!!
Mod edit: Moved to Off Topic.
Mid mounted coal fired steam turbine electric hybrid with fwd
Transverse lithium iron + 4.2l V10 supercharged mid-front with a KERS system.
Left wheel drive?
Wouldn’t you just go left?
Not when counter-steering, or you have a double wheel in the middle, with the left one aligned in the center
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Wouldn’t you just go left?[/quote]
No you would just turn right
Depends on what way the wheel moves I guess.
I do believe that exists in the form of what we call “Dog-leg” cars. There were supposedly quite a few older 80’s cars that were so shoddy they only had power to one of the rear wheels.
How about an AWD car with a star-engine on the roof… with the driveshaft passing through the middle of the cabin. 
What about a lot of go-karts? IIRC, lots of them are one-wheel drive.
How about an ion drive (fueled by xenon gas and powered by a geosynchronous orbital microwave power station network) engine fitted to a car with steering only controlled by a Stability Augmentation System (SAS for short), while the wheels are spherical to enable omni-directional travel. The vehicle also comes equipped with a Reaction Control System (RCS) powered by hydrogen peroxide in order to assist with steering, braking, and the occasional parallel parking maneuver.
[size=50]Funny part is, I think the RCS would actually be a better system to actually use for general acceleration because the power output by the ion drive would be that incredibly low.[/size]
[quote=“OCAdam”]What about a lot of go-karts? IIRC, lots of them are one-wheel drive.
How about an ion drive (fueled by xenon gas and powered by a geosynchronous orbital microwave power station network) engine fitted to a car with steering only controlled by a Stability Augmentation System (SAS for short), while the wheels are spherical to enable omni-directional travel. The vehicle also comes equipped with a Reaction Control System (RCS) powered by hydrogen peroxide in order to assist with steering, braking, and the occasional parallel parking maneuver.
[size=50]Funny part is, I think the RCS would actually be a better system to actually use for general acceleration because the power output by the ion drive would be that incredibly low.[/size][/quote]
Someone played too much Kerbal Space Program + Mods 
I would love to see a plexiglass kind of car, where you can actually see all the moving parts while driving. So the driveshaft, wheels, brakes and all those kind of things
[quote=“Killrob”]
[quote=“OCAdam”]What about a lot of go-karts? IIRC, lots of them are one-wheel drive.
How about an ion drive (fueled by xenon gas and powered by a geosynchronous orbital microwave power station network) engine fitted to a car with steering only controlled by a Stability Augmentation System (SAS for short), while the wheels are spherical to enable omni-directional travel. The vehicle also comes equipped with a Reaction Control System (RCS) powered by hydrogen peroxide in order to assist with steering, braking, and the occasional parallel parking maneuver.
[size=50]Funny part is, I think the RCS would actually be a better system to actually use for general acceleration because the power output by the ion drive would be that incredibly low.[/size][/quote]
Someone played too much Kerbal Space Program + Mods [/quote]
360 hours is not too much! [size=50]Erm, especially since I haven’t played it since the 10th of February…[/size] It certainly would be a very strange layout though, even for a futuristic car!
There was a more recent cadillac nuclear car idea.
Seriously people.
You need like a layer of 2metres cement and like 5cm of lead around the reactor so that it would be even remotely safe.
Not particularly… you can get a very small amount to generate enough energy. It would need a very thick box, but not 2 metres thick cement. It is possible.
Oh god yes 
I got an even crazier idea… a car powered by 2 Wankel 26B Turbo engines, one per front wheel, the steering is in the rear wheels and for more downforce it’s got two actual reverse plane wings 
How about a car with no wheels? Here’s how (theoretically): an electromagnetic undertray on top of a road system that is fully magnetized in the same polarization as the undertray’s side that is facing the road surface (producing magnetic levitation). Now have some plasma thrusters to power the contraption (fueled by liquid hydrogen and powered externally through either microwaves or inductive charging (in the road surface as well! This should be done through resonant inductive coupling). Additionally, air brakes can be employed to help with braking (and turning, similar to the Pagani Huayra), as well as having additional thrusters on the sides to enable sideways movement (as well as having large gimbal capabilities on all thrusters). Additional turning capabilities can be achieved through rear-mounted fins with control surfaces to enable yaw control while at higher speeds (and thus reduce the need for the side thrusters for turning, and instead relegate their operation at high speed to stability).
Congratulations, you’ve made what is essentially an F-Zero machine!