Nissan FM platform


The Nissan FM platform is a modern FM layout automobile platform. The name is derived from the "front midships" location of the engine, referring to the engine's center of mass being located behind the front axle centerline, shifing weight to the middle of the car, leaving the front suspension less encumbered. The engine is pushed as far back to the firewall as possible, creating a weight distribution that's close to 50:50, as well as enabling engineers to place the front wheels as close to the corners as possible for better handling. This platform debuted with the 2001 V35-series Nissan Skyline, and has been used as the basis of nearly all of Nissan's rear and all-wheel drive applications since its inception. The platform has been revised recently for use in the JDM Nissan Fuga/USDM Infiniti M35/45, being stretched in wheelbase and reinforced for additional torsional rigidity. This version is referred to as the "enhanced FM" platform.

Nissan E platform

Applications

Nissan Skyline/Infiniti G35 V35-series
Nissan Fuga/Infiniti M Y50-series
Nissan 350Z Z33-series
Nissan Stagea M35-series
Infiniti FX SUV
Infiniti EX SUV
Elgrand E51-series ( not front-mid, but same platform )

my dad still uses the term... lol  (not for gays).  But we won't fit the bill too much longer