Why not gasser rear enging?
What is against rear engine gassers, and front engine diesels? Just wondering? Same goes for the common pickup truck diesels in the rear?
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They DO have front engine diesels (currently) and rear engine gassers (in the past, at several different times, 1940's through 2008).
Each has to find its market, cost/price vs value. A front engine diesel is more expensive than a front engine gasser of comparable size, so buyer needs a reason to pay more (at present, that is fuel economy). A rear gasser is almost as expensive as a rear engine diesel using a small (6-7 liter) light-duty engine, so to pay the same price and not get a diesel, you need to find the buyer that wants the engine in the rear but really doesn't want diesel.
We've also been through front-engine, front-wheel-drive in motorhomes, diesel and gas, type A and type C. Market accepted some of these better than others, GMC motorhome was pretty successful for quite a while.
Each has to find its market, cost/price vs value. A front engine diesel is more expensive than a front engine gasser of comparable size, so buyer needs a reason to pay more (at present, that is fuel economy). A rear gasser is almost as expensive as a rear engine diesel using a small (6-7 liter) light-duty engine, so to pay the same price and not get a diesel, you need to find the buyer that wants the engine in the rear but really doesn't want diesel.
We've also been through front-engine, front-wheel-drive in motorhomes, diesel and gas, type A and type C. Market accepted some of these better than others, GMC motorhome was pretty successful for quite a while.
