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Cool, yeah you're right, it's not an X if it's not mid engined, I felt the same about the new beetle (but rear not mid). my first car was a Karmann Ghia so im also a fan of cars with the engine in the wrong place, which as we all know is actually the RIGHT place.

Anyway Fiat is known around here for making some pretty stupid decisions, but i don't think they'll get a chance to ruin the X1/9 name, they're too busy with other stuff right now. ALTHOUGH you might want to know that fiat recently developed and started producing a new 4wd system, which they just started producing in the NEW panda 4x4, the alfa 156 offroader, and alfa 159 Q4, the alfa Brera will also use it i think, anyway if it's of some consolation, if they do build it "unlikely", front engined, there may be a small tiny bit of consolation for some in the fact that it COULD be all wheel drive instead of a front driver.

but again the chance of ANY new X being built are slim. if I hear anything new on the Turin front i'll let you guys know.