transverse engine with rwd ?
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Why dont car manufacturers build and sell cars with transverse engine with transverse Gearbox, like front wheel drive cars, designed to send the power to rear wheels, instead of front wheels instead of using the longitudinal engines/gearbox layout?
Im not talking about 4wd version.
Do they make any one?
Im not talking about 4wd version.
Do they make any one?
Why would you want to put the engine and gearbox sideways and then turn the drive through 90 degrees? The major effect would be to place less weight over the (driven) rear wheels.
Manufacturers have been trying for years to achieve 50/50 weight distribution for good handling and this would surely have the opposite effect.
Manufacturers have been trying for years to achieve 50/50 weight distribution for good handling and this would surely have the opposite effect.
Technically very easy to do... but why would you? A longitudinal engine is far easier and cheaper to package to a longitudinal gearbox and drivetrain.
Quite a lot of 4wd cars have a similar system, transverse engine, a gearbox and transfer case, with drive to the front and rear wheels. Simple enough to remove the front wheel drive gubbins and leave it as rear drive.
But again... why would you?
Cheers,
Effortless
Quite a lot of 4wd cars have a similar system, transverse engine, a gearbox and transfer case, with drive to the front and rear wheels. Simple enough to remove the front wheel drive gubbins and leave it as rear drive.
But again... why would you?
Cheers,
Effortless
It doesn't make sense from a weight distribution point of view, transverse normally means engine and box slightly in front of the front axle. Fine in fwd were the balance is normally towards the nose for traction. For rear wheel drive you want something closer to 50/50, hence having the engine north south and further back in the engine bay.
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