first-world problem

For the Autoblog team, reviewing new cars each week comes with one particularchallenge - where the heck is the gas tank? Ask any of our editors, and they're likely to have pulled up to a pump, only to find that the tank was on the other side, leading to a trail of curses and grumbling. Why aren't gas tanks all on the same side?Jim Hall from 2953 Analytics has an answer, in the latest AutoLine Design Handbook . Like many things with the cars we drive today, the position of a fuel tank is something that's evolved from the very birth of automobiles, with regional fluctuations having a heavy influence on the overall layout. Take a look below for the short video on just why the fuel tank is where it is.