[throwaway0a5e]

Even in the rear of the vehicle where things don't need to steer packaging is a huge priority. Removing the engine won't change this. The tire was never really trying to conflict with the engine anyway. It was the structural bits of the car that kinda need to be there to support the front and the suspension that got in the way.

[rootusrootus]

I expect the real packaging issue with a FWD car would be the driveshafts.

[throwaway0a5e]

Exactly. If they had a CV shaft that could support these operating angles at an only slightly insane price point they would be telling us because that's a much bigger accomplishment than a steering linkage that has a lot of angle. Forklifts have a lot of angle and nobody cares. It's a question of straightforward tradeoffs.