A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel. Many modern front-wheel...
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some people use descriptions of "transverse crankshaft engine", "longitudinal crankshaft engine", or "transversely mounted cylinders". The most common...
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Motors 60° V6 engine family is a series of 60° V6 engines produced for both longitudinal and transverse applications. All of these engines are 12-valve...
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received a new, transversely mounted engine. Other front-wheel-drive Toyota models, such as Camry, and Corolla, had transversely mounted engines from the beginning...
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along the long axis of the vehicle, from front to back. See also: transverse engine This type of motor is usually used for rear-wheel drive cars, except...
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inline engine" referring to the VR-engine having characteristics of inline layout but shortened. It was developed specifically for transverse engine installations...
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Look up transverse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Transverse may refer to: Transverse engine, an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side-to-side...
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number of cylinders or configuration. A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the...
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variant. For transverse engine applications (marketed as "Dual Boost Hybrid System" in Japan and "Hybrid MAX" in North America), the hybrid engine drives the...
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350GT-8 (2002-2006) JR712E Rear wheel drive; 7-speed Hybrid vehicle. 3.5L V6 Engine Infiniti Q50 CVT 8 for Serena S Hybrid (Mild hybrid) 2013 CVT 8 Hybrid for...
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car. It had pioneered the transverse-engined front-wheel drive layout with the transmission and clutch to the left of the engine, which today is almost universally...
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the two crankshafts are actually oriented transversely). Compared with V-twin engines and flat-twin engines, straight-twins are more compact, a simpler...
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8-speed automatic transmissions for use in both longitudinal and transverse engine vehicles, based on a common, globally patented gearset concept. The...
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inline-four engines, especially in transverse engine vehicles. A downside for luxury cars is that V6 engines produce more vibrations than straight-six engines. Some...
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and mid-size cars with front wheel drive or four wheel drive and transverse engine. It replaces the PF2 and PF3 platforms in one combined modular platform...
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followed by a three-door hatchback that September. With a 1,169 cc transverse engine and front-wheel drive, the car provided good interior space despite...
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modern front-wheel-drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitudinal engine arrangement generally found in rear-wheel-drive...
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either front- or four-wheel drive vehicles, using only front-mounted transverse engines. Volkswagens based on this platform have been colloquially referred...
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because it was based on a V6 engine with a 60-degree V-angle. Both the Ford and Volvo engines were used in transverse engine chassis, which were designed...
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indicating the configuration of the engine: Q indicates a transverse engine (Quer in German) L indicates a longitudinal engine (Längs in German) A digit indicating...
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Riviera (FWD, longitudinal engine) 1986–1993 Buick Riviera (FWD, transverse engine) 1988–1991 Buick Reatta (FWD, transverse engine, shortened chassis) 1967–1985...
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the layout and passenger car packaging benefits of mounting the engine transversely in front of the front axle. At first – when well executed – the packaging...
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exhaust manifold has a rear location on the transverse engine, compared to the front location for the previous engine, yielding important benefits such as better...
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engine: the first engine to be used in a mass-production transverse-engined front-wheel drive car. 1966–2000 Fiat Twin Cam engine: one of the first mass-produced...
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BMW 3 Series Compact (section Petrol engines)
hatchback competitors which were transverse engine front-wheel drive, the 3 Series Compact uses the longitudinal engine rear-wheel drive layout. In 2004...
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Daewoo XK6 straight-six petrol engine, which is one of the few straight-six engines to be used in a transverse engine front-wheel drive car. From the...
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longitudinal-engine vehicles including Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Navara, Infiniti FX, Infiniti EX, and Infiniti M and transverse-engine vehicles including...
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as a transverse engine in the front-wheel drive platform of the Mitsubishi Magna and Chrysler K platform. Chrysler commonly marketed the engine "Hemi...
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known for its innovative Dante Giacosa-designed front-wheel drive, transverse engine layout — that would be later popularized by the Fiat 128 to ultimately...
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Buick (redirect from Buick Engine)
transverse-engine, full-size unibody cars — initially powered by a carbureted 3.0 liter Buick V6 engine, a fuel-injected 3.8 liter Buick V6 engine, or...
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