Hmm, I always thought the reason you put the motor the way it is with current touring cars (perpendicular?) is to decrease the torque steer on acceleration and breaking. Now I see that the motor here is setup parallel to the shaft... Can someone explain this?
Keeps the weight close to the center and increases efficiency as there's less gearboxes. The Evo 6 had it perpendicular but the Exotek Exo 6 conversion was a popular way to get it parallel again. Torque steer essentially doesn't exist with a brushless stock motor where these cars are popular.