MOTOR- UND ANTRIEBSEINRICHTUNG EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS MIT ALLRADANTRIEB.

摘要

An engine and transmission arrangement for a four wheel drive vehicle comprises an engine (1) arranged to extend substantially along a longitudinal centre line of the vehicle. A gearbox (3) receives power from the engine and a torque splitting device (6) is connected to an output of the gearbox so as to pass part of the power to a rear final drive and part of the power to a front final drive. The front final drive and the rear final drive each includes a drive shaft (7,14a,16) which extends substantially along the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle and at least a part of one of the drive shafts (14a) extends above a substantial portion of the engine.