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Drive Thru Drivetrain

DRIVE DRIVE-THRU DIRECTION DRIVETRAIN LEGEND ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH ENGINE TRANSMISSION ELECTRIC MOTOR TRANSVERSE ORIENTATION DIFFERENTIAL MAIN DRIVE-SHAFT) HALF-SHAFT LONGITUDINAL ORIENTATION )= FRONT TRANSVERSED ENGINE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE FRONT TRANSVERSED ENGINE ALL WHEEL DRIVE MID TRANSVERSED ENGINE REAR WHEL DRIVE HONDA NSX, TOYOTA MR-2, LOTUSS, RENAULT aIO SPORTS V6 ALFA ROMEO 4C LAMBORGHINI MIURA, LANCIA STRATOS STANDARD FRONT WHEEL DRIVE LAYOUT FRONT WHEEL DRIVE BIASED CARS, CUVS, MITSUBISHI EVO, wW/AUDI HALDEX BASED AWD ACURA SH-AWD yithp PROS: - LEAST DRIVETRAIN POWER LOSS DUE TO LACK OF DRIVESHAFT PROS: -BETTER TRACTION THAN FRONT WHEEL DRIVE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITION PROS : -LEAST DRIVE-TRAIN LOSS -MOST IDEAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION -MORE CABIN AND BOOT SPACE ONDA/ACURA'S SH-AWD IS THE ONLY AWD SYSTEM REGULATE FRONT TO REAR -LOW POLAR MOMENT WHICH RESULTS IN -EASE OF MANUFACTURING. MUCH QUICKER STEERING RESPONSE CONS : - DIFFERENCEES TORQUE-STEER -MITSUBISHI'S S-AWD IS ONE OF THE FEW SYSTEMS To HAVE A CENTER DIFFERENTIAL IN FRONT HALF-SHAFT LENGTHS CAUSES CONS: -PRACTICALLY SUITABLE ONLY FOR 2 SEATER SPORTS CARS CONS: -SYSTEM IS ONLY FRONT WHEEL DRIVE UNTIL THE FRONT WHEELS SLIP, SENDING ONLY UPTO 50 PERCENT POWER TO THE REAR AXLE (ON-DEMAND AWD) - FRONT TIRES ARE OVERPOWERED BY POWER AND STEERING FORCES CAUSING UNDERSTEER ON-THROTTLE -DYNAMICALLY OVERSTEERS OFF-THROTTLE -HIGH-POLAR MOMENT DUE TO ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MASS AT THE FRONT AXLE CAUSING SLOWER STEERING RESPONSE -ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MASS AT THE FRONT AXLE FRONT LONGITUDINAL ENGINE FRONT TRANSMISSION FRONT WHEEL DRIVE FRONT LONGITUDINAL ENGINE FRONT TRANSMISSION REAR WHEEL DRIVE FRONT LONGITUDINAL ENGINE FRONT TRANSMISSION PART TIME 4 WHEEL DRIVE, AWD EARLY MODEL AUDIS, FWD SUBARUS EARLY MODEL CHRYSLER LH cars STANDARD RWD LAYOUT STANDARD SUV LAYOUT, RWD BIASED SYSTEMS PROS: - TORQUE STEER NON EXISTENT PROS: -IDEAL WEIGHT DISTRUBUTION PROS: -TRANSMISSION MASS IS BEHIND THE FRONT AXLE COMPARED TO TRANSVERSE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE -BETTER WEIGHT BALANCE THAN TRANSVERSE AWD LAYOUTS. HDEAL LAYOUT FOR DRIFTING!! CONS: -POOR WEIGHT DISTRUBUTION FOR CARS WITH LARGER ENGINES --REAR BIASED TORQUE-SPLIT (FULL TIME AWD) CAN STILL HAVE DECENT CABIN AND BOOT SPACE -LOCKABLE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL CONS: SIGHTLY MORE DRIVETRAIN POWER LOSS DUE TO EXTRA DRIVESHAFT(S) - UNDERSTEER ON-THROTTLE CONS : -HIGHER CENTER OF GRAVITY DUE TO ENGINE MOUNTED HIGHER TO CLEAR THE FRONT AXLE SLOWER STEERING RESPONSES DUE TO HIGH POLAR MOMENT FRONT LONGITUDINAL ENGINE FRONT TRANSMISSION ALL WHEEL DRIVE ww/AUDI TORSEN BASED AWD SUBARU SYMMETRICAL AWD FRONT LONGITUDINAL ENGINE REAR TRANSAXLE REAR WHEEL DRIVE FRONT LONGITUDINAL ENGINE REAR TRANSAXLE ALL WHEEL DRIVE ALL FRONT ENGINED FERRARIS, CORVETTE, LEXUS LF-A, MERCEDES SLs NISSAN GTR R35 PROS: -SYMMETRICAL FRONT AND REAR HALF-SHAFTS PROS: -MOST IDEAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION FOR FRONT ENGINED REAR WHEEL DRIVE LAYOUT PROS: -MOST STABLE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION FOR AWD -ENGINE MOUNTED LOWER THAN OTHER AWD SYSTEMS -SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE THAN MID-ENGINE CARS -BEST COMPROMISE BETWEEN RWD AND AWD -TORSEN BASED AWD SYSTEM CAN PRO-ACTIVELY ADJUST CONS: -MORE COMPLEX MANUFACTURING TORQUE-SPIT FRONT TO BACK CONS: CONS: -POOR WEIGHT DISTRUBUTION FOR CARS WITH LARGER ENGINES SUGHTLY MORE DRIVETRAIN POWER LOSS DUE TO EXTRA DRIVESHAFT(S) -HIGHEST DRIVETRAIN LOSS WHEN RUNNING IN AWD MODE DUE TO 2 DRIVE-SHAFTS -COMPLEX AWD SYSTEM -SUFFERS FROM LACK OF REAR CABIN AND BOOT SPACE -MORE COMPLEX MANUFACTURING MID LONGITUDINAL ENGINE REAR TRANSAXLE REAR WHEEL DRIVE Majority of Mid-engined Exotics, Open wheeled race cars, PORSCHE BOXTER, PORSCHE CAYMAN, RENAULT 5 TURBO MID LONGITUDINAL ENGINE REAR TRANSAXLE ALL WHEEL DRIVE MID LONGITUDINAL ENGINE FRONT TRANSAXLE ALL WHEEL DRIVE AUDI R8, LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO FORD RS200 PROS: -LEAST DRIVETRAIN LOSS PROS: LOWEST POLAR MOMENT OF ANY AWD SYSTEM -LARGER DISPLACEMENT ENGINES CAN BE MOUNTED PROS : IDEAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION -MOST IDEAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION -MOST IDEAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION -BETTER TRACTION THAN RWD MID-ENGINE LAYOUT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS -IDEAL AWD TRACTION -LOWEST POLAR MOMENT CONS: -HIGH POLAR MOMENT -DRIVETRAIN MOUNTED LOWER THAN TRANSVERSE MOUNTED DRIVETRAIN CONS --LACK OF REAR CABIN SPACE -HIGHEST DRIVETRAIN POWER LOSS CONS: -LACK OF REAR CABIN SPACE -ENGINE MOUNTED HIGHER TO CLEAR DRIVESHAFT FROM REAR TRANSAXLE TO FRONTAXLE REAR TRANSVERSE ENGINE REAR WHEEL DRIVE REAR LONGITUDINAL ENGINE REAR TRANSAXLE REAR WHEEL DRIVE ALL PORSCHE 911s, PORSCHE 356, First FIAT 500, First VW BEATLE, DMC Delorean, Alpine A610 REAR LONGITUDINAL ENGINE REAR TRANSAXLE ALL WHEEL DRIVE PORSCHE 911 C4, 911 Turbo, 959 SMART ForTwo PROS: LEAST DRIVETRAIN LOSS -BEST REAR END TRACTION DURING ACCELERATION D W DUE TO REAR WEIGHT BIAS PROS -LEAST DRIVETRAIN LOSS PROS: -ULTIMATE TRACTION DURING LAUNCH -BEST BRAKING PERFORMANCE DUE TO WEIGHT TRANSFER SPREAD EVENLY TO ALL 4 WHEELS -BEST TRACTION DURING ACCELERATION -BETTER WEIGHT BALANCE THAN REAR ENGINE RWD -BEST STEERING FEEL AND RESPONSE -LARGER CABIN SPACE -REAR-BIAS TORQUE SPLIT -MORE CABIN SPACE THAN MID-ENGINED CARS CONS -LACK OF WEIGHT IN FRONT CAUSES UNDERSTEER DURING ACCELERATION CONS: -LACK OF WEIGHT IN FRONT CAUSES INHERIT UNDERSTEER DURING ACCELERATION CONS: -STILL HAS TENDỆNCY TO LIFT-OFF OVERSTEER -MOST PRONE TO UFT-OFF OVERSTEER DUE TO REAR WEIGHT BIAS FRONT TRANSVERSE ENGINE HYBRID FRONT WHEEL DRIVE FRONT LONGITUDINAL ENGINE HYBRID REAR WHEEL DRIVE MID LONGITUDINAL ENGINE HYBRID REAR WHEEL DRIVE ALL REAR WHEEL DRIVE BASED HYBRIDS, FISKER KARMA ALL FRONT WHEEL BASED HYBRIDS MCLAREN P1 PROS: LEAST DRIVETRAIN LOSS PROS: -LEAST DRIVETRAIN LOSS PROS: -ADDED TORQUE OF E-MOTORS TO THE ENGINE POWER MOST IDEAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION --LARGER CABIN AND BOOT SPACE -LOWEST POLAR MOMENT CONS E-MOTORS WEIGHT CONS : -HEAVY NOSE CAUSED BY WEIGHT OF E-MOTORS CONS: -TORQUE OF ENGINE AND E-MOTORS OVERCOMING REAR TIRES GRIP WHEN THERE IS NOT ENOUGH REAR DOWNFORCE POWER OF ENGINE AND E-MOTORS OVERCOMING REAR TIRES GRIP MID LONGITUDINAL ENGINE HYBRID ALL WHEEL DRIVE REAR WHEEL DRIVE ELECTRIC ALL WHEEL DRIVE ELECTRIC TESLA MODEL S MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG ELECTRIC DRIVE, TESLA MODEL X PORSCHE 918 PROS: LEAST DRIVETRAIN LOSS PROS: LEAST DRIVETRAIN LOSS PROS: -BEST DISTRIBUTION OF POWER -BETTER DISTRIBUTION OF POWER LOWEST CENTER OF GRAVITY LEAST DRIVE TRAIN LOSS OF ANY AWD SYSTEM -MOST IDEAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION -MOST IDEAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION -IDEAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION -LOW POLAR MOMENT -DRIVETRAIN MOUNTED LOWER THAN TRANSVERSE MOUNTED DRIVETRAIN LOWEST CENTER OF GRAVITY -NEGATIVE TORQUE CAN BE APPLIED TO THE INNER WHEEL TO AID CORNERING PERFORMANCE -LARGER CABIN AND FRONT AND REAR BOOT SPACE LARGER CABIN AND BOOT SPACE CONS: -WEIGHT OF BATTERY PACK CONS : CONS: -WEIGHT OF BATTERY PACK AND E-MOTORS --HEAVY E-MOTORS AND BATTERY WRITTEN AND DESIGNED BY ARNOLDV CREATIONS ver 1.00 COPYRIGHT© 2014 ARNOLD.V CREATIONS. 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Drive Thru Drivetrain

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The graphics shows most of the different types of drive-train combinations which existed until now. As well as the cars which uses them and the pros and cons of each

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